La Promesse ***
Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne, 1996
Belgium
@ home on DVD
Excellent, of course. I was reminded during a scene where Igor is driving the van of Bresson's dictum: "When a sound can replace an image, cut the image or neutralize it." The camera stays on Igor's distraught face the entire time as we hear Assita exit the van and close the sliding door. They maintain focus on Igor while developing the surrounding story very effectively. Jeremie Renier looks much the same on the motorbike as he does ten years on in L'enfant. Actually, I think this film probably deepens that one quite a bit in terms of the differences and similarities between Renier's characters, the plights of the children, etc.
See also: IMDb
Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne, 1996
Belgium
@ home on DVD
Excellent, of course. I was reminded during a scene where Igor is driving the van of Bresson's dictum: "When a sound can replace an image, cut the image or neutralize it." The camera stays on Igor's distraught face the entire time as we hear Assita exit the van and close the sliding door. They maintain focus on Igor while developing the surrounding story very effectively. Jeremie Renier looks much the same on the motorbike as he does ten years on in L'enfant. Actually, I think this film probably deepens that one quite a bit in terms of the differences and similarities between Renier's characters, the plights of the children, etc.
See also: IMDb
Labels: 1990s, 3 Stars, Belgium, Dardenne Bros.
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