Throughout his underrated filmography, Joachim Lafosse He showed extraordinary acuity in description. Family as a psychological battlefield And home as a mixture of shelter and prisonIn this process, we often face interesting ethical dilemmas. This is exactly the Belgian’s intention.’a silence‘ was submitted to the competition today. San Sebastian Festivaland that’s why the new movie is so disappointing does not match previous titles From his filmography like ‘Losing Your Mind’ (2012), ‘After Us’ (2016) or ‘An Uneasy Love’ (2021).
The secret that occupies the center of the plot is The scandal that shook Belgium 15 years ago and this included the attorney for the parents of the two victims. pedophile Marc Dutrouxand the silence its title implies is the silence Astrid (Emmanuelle Devos) has maintained towards him for thirty years, in order to protect her marriage, her children, or her luxurious life. There is no need to say more to make it clear that the film touches on very current issues about the world. abuse and moral corruption but surprisingly Lafosse treats them with great care. instability and one lack of tact It is not suitable for cinema. But at the center of the film, Devos delivers an underwhelming performance. One more.
According to ‘MMXX‘ another candidate Golden Shell It can be understood as an extension of the protests presented today. Cristi Puiu voiced at some point during the pandemic health measures adopted by governments and those who follow them blindly. As anyone familiar with the cinema of the director who started the New Wave in Romanian cinema might guess, this does not mean that it is a propaganda cinema; in fact, his lack of interest in explaining or justifying himself makes him the exact opposite.
The four stories that make up them do not show any connection between themselves, other than the repetition of some characters and the inclusion of iconography and typical attitudes to life during the coronavirus, and what the three tell is seemingly unimportant. His images are added 160 minutes full of characters talking and proposing information is often difficult to decryptand the tone darkens until it culminates in a lurid tale of organ trafficking and child prostitution. Overall, ‘MMXX’ works first and foremost as a test about the state of humanity’s health in Romania in 2020. The results are worrying.