Sign Up | Log In

Write a Review
Post a Quick Tip
Create a List
Ask a Question
Create a Poll
Create a Community

Movies •Books •Music •Food •Tv Shows •Technology •Politics •Video Games •Parenting •Fashion •Green Living •more >

Lunch » Tags » Movie » Reviews » Lorna's Silence (2009)

Lorna's Silence (2009)

1 rating: 3.0

A movie directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne

Life's hard for the characters who populate the bleak landscape of writer-directors Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne'sLorna's Silence; for the most part, their existences are a dreary, quotidian struggle merely to survive. Lorna herself is a young Albanian … see full wiki

Tags: Movie

Cast: Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Arta Dobroshi, Morgan Marinne, Alban Ukaj

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

1 review about Lorna's Silence (2009)

Showing 1-1 of 1

Sort by:

Immigration Issues: Money/Crime/Commitment/Love

Apr 5, 2010

by gradyharp
posted in Movie Hype

Rating:

LORNA'S SILENCE is a film that very quietly grabs you by the throat and makes you pay attention to the stories of several emigrants that spin out of control. It is written and directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne with an eye for verismo in the seamier side of the immigration problems.

The story is set in Belgium where Lorna (Arta Dobroshi) works at a dry cleaners then goes home to her 'husband' Claudy (Jérémie Renier), a junkie who has been duped by Lorna and her little crime gang of cab driver Fabio (Fabrizio Rongione) and her boyfriend Sokol (Alban Ukaj)into marrying Lorna so that the Albanian girl can gain Belgian citizenship. Claudy seems a hopeless case, in withdrawal for the umpteenth time but committed to getting off heroin. He pleads with his 'arranged wife' to help him with his attempt to get clean. Meanwhile Fabio has other plans: Lorna is to 'marry' a wealthy Russian mobster to gain Belgian citizenship (a second arranged marriage) and in order for the second marriage to occur, Lorna must consent to letting Claudy overdose on heroin and die, making her a widow eligible for marriage. The other side story is that Lorna, now a Belgian citizen, can proceed with Sokol to set up a snack shop with Sokol using all the money she gains from the 'marriage game'.

All is well until Claudy convinces Lorna to help him get to a hospital and get 'clean' and along the way Lorna's feelings for Claudy turn to compassion and passion. An incident occurs that throws all of the plans to the wind and Lorna is left with her secret and will hopefully manage to find a stable life without the crime influence.

The acting is first rate and the moody atmosphere created is spellbinding. This is a little film that has a lot to say about the plight of immigrants. Grady Harp, April 10

What did you think of this review?

Helpful

Thought-Provoking

Fun to Read

Well-Organized