L' Enfant (2006)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Jérémie Rénier, Deborah Francois, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet
Producer: Denis Freyd
Screenwriter: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
DVD Info
Release:
Aug 15, 2006
DVD Features:
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
- Subtitles - English, French - Optional
- Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
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Reviews
the Dardennes have managed to concoct an engaging and often suspenseful drama without ever calling upon fancy camerawork, sensational performances, or even so much as a musical score.
There is a very short list of films that have actually made me physically ill. It's not necessarily a bad thing.
It doesn't need a lot of dialogue. It is able to deliver its message in almost purely cinematic terms.
A film about roads and cell phones, decaying buildings and people who ought to be budding, indifference masked by buffoonery, the belief that money just floats around.
An exploration of the existence of morality -- where does it come from, especially in a world as cold as what's presented here?
Un baldazo de realidad que confirma a los hermanos Dardenne como dos sensibles observadores de personajes marginales.
It's a thin story and the film is unremarkable in cinematic terms, except for the tension that the Dardennes manage to maintain, thanks to top performances from Jérémie Renier and Déborah François
"L'Enfant" follows in their fierce and unsparing tradition, a tale of a destitute young couple under extraordinary pressure from without and within.
In the end, the film itself may be of less consequence than the emotions it stirs up in the viewer. Can we forgive the unforgivable? Should we?
Its story appears simple, but L'Enfant offers subtle insights into Bruno's behavior as it progresses.
The journey and character evolution of Bruno is subtle and believable, thanks to Renier's performance.
[The Dardennes] break down whatever barriers a more formal film might have offered the audience for protection.
Story thrives on how realistic, unsentimental, bleak and penetrating it is.
Apesar de todas as falhas de caráter do protagonista, ainda torcemos por sua redenção %u2013 uma proeza que o filme alcança sem maniqueísmos.
What is astonishing, and most admirable, is the way the filmmakers manage to create sympathy for this pathetic loser.
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