Review of Lorna's Silence (2008) by Mike M — 19 Nov 2008
Fans of the directors will find much here to recognise and perhaps cheer: the now-trademark quiet, observant dramaturgy, scenes that open up like windows on the characters' lives; another committed performance from Renier; the obligatory Olivier Gourmet cameo.
The grumblings on the Croisette may have stemmed from a dissatisfaction with the devices and contrivances the Dardennes have increasingly come to employ to hook audiences; that "The Silence of Lorna" is less "pure", in realist terms, than the austere dramas with which these filmmakers made their name.
.. It does, admittedly, take longer to get on board with the dour, hard-bitten Dobroshi than it did with the blonde, open-faced Emilie Dequenne in "Rosetta" or Deborah Francois in "L'Enfant", both more obviously paragons of virtue - but then Lorna's life truly is dour and hard-bitten; the finale puts her in such an awful place it'd be a hard heart that didn't go out to her.
This review of Lorna's Silence (2008) was written by Mike M on 19 Nov 2008.
Lorna's Silence has generally received positive reviews.
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