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Lorna's Silence

Original title: Le silence de Lorna
  • 20082008
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  • 1h 45m
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Lorna's Silence (2008)
A woman trying to gain citizenship with her boyfriend, marries into the mob.
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Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, has her sights set on opening a snack bar with her lover Sokol. In order to do so, she has become involved in a scam conducted by Fabio, a ga... Read allLorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, has her sights set on opening a snack bar with her lover Sokol. In order to do so, she has become involved in a scam conducted by Fabio, a gangster.Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, has her sights set on opening a snack bar with her lover Sokol. In order to do so, she has become involved in a scam conducted by Fabio, a gangster.
IMDb RATING
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    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
  • Stars
    • Arta Dobroshi
    • Jérémie Renier
    • Fabrizio Rongione
    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
  • Stars
    • Arta Dobroshi
    • Jérémie Renier
    • Fabrizio Rongione
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    • 21User reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
    Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
    Grigori Manoukov, Fabrizio Rongione, Anton Yakovlev, and Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
    Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
    Jérémie Renier and Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
    Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
    Jérémie Renier and Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
    Fabrizio Rongione and Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
    Jérémie Renier and Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
    Jérémie Renier and Arta Dobroshi in Lorna's Silence (2008)
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    Arta Dobroshi
    Arta Dobroshi
    • Lorna
    Jérémie Renier
    Jérémie Renier
    • Claudy Moreau
    Fabrizio Rongione
    Fabrizio Rongione
    • Fabio
    Alban Ukaj
    Alban Ukaj
    • Sokol
    Morgan Marinne
    • Spirou
    Olivier Gourmet
    Olivier Gourmet
    • L'inspecteur
    Anton Yakovlev
    • Andrei
    Grigori Manoukov
    • Kostia
    Mireille Bailly
    • Monique Sobel
    Stéphanie Gob
    • Nurse
    Laurent Caron
    Laurent Caron
    • Commissaire
    Baptiste Somin
    • Morgue Attendant
    Alexandre Trocky
    • Doctor
    Cédric Lenoir
    • Bank Attendant
    Cécile Boland
    • Female Doctor
    Serge Larivière
    Serge Larivière
    • Pharmacist
    Philippe Jeusette
    • Locksmith
    Sophia Leboutte
    • Claudy's Mother
      • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
      • Luc Dardenne
      • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
      • Luc Dardenne
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    • Trivia
      Before being cast as Lorna, the only words Arta Dobroshi knew in French were the days of the week.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Lovely Bones/The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus/The White Ribbon (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Since You're Back In Town
      By The Dinky Toys

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    7/10
    Lorna's secret
    Another powerful Dardenne brothers "social cinema".

    The view is relentlessly depressing, coherently so. Everything is "grey". Perhaps a ray of light shines when Lorna helps Claudy out of his habit and they ...; the next day she seems spontaneously happy, even her clothing seems to have colour (red). Fabio, as a perfect small time mobster, brings us back to reality. That (Lorna's) mental health is finally a casualty in this world without empathy should come as no surprise to us, wealthy bourgeoisie viewers: we don't face their problems and life without attributes, just "survival" in an urban setting. Notice the poverty of "symbols" at their house. Claudy only has his CDs (which only make him look even more childish) but Lorna's got... nothing. Few sparse clothing and a toothbrush. The ending is soaring indeed.

    I can add little but to say that there are some loose threads, in my opinion a bit too loose but, as a friend said: "It's French cinema, what do you expect :)?" (The Russian plot being brought to a halt for ... reason, the split in the couple, the sudden idealization of Claudy, to the point of giving his "son" everything. It's obvious she won't get far having done what she did, but I guess we're into her head, which became rather cloudy near the end (so she being left "free" is just that, an illusion).

    I'd have liked Sokol's character a bit more of screen time. He seems in love, then hurried back to work, then grouchy near the end, without any explanation of his jerky moods. Jérémie is a hell of a good actor. I didn't have much faith in him, but it's not his thinness, his tight jaw or stare into emptiness. He IS despair. Lorna...Arta Dobroshi had a "make or break" role here, and she delivered a thrilling performance. Nuanced, of a person probably without much "mystery" for our standards. But very real, as any low class suburbs in an industrialized country. She seems perfectly cast for the role. Yes, she's very beautiful, but her face not being perfect, her thinness being natural, not fit like Hollywood actresses (and without any aesthetic surgeries) all make for her a probably too nice "dry cleaner's", but nevertheless, believable in her constant strive for money (where to hide it, what to do with it, etc). The way the Moreau family treats her, even regarding $, is perfect. If only they knew... I like that Lorna is far from perfect. She was fed up of Claudy, even considering murder as "just another option". Yes, her sudden outburst of emotion gives some very timely "drama" to the plot :), but I feel it was worth it.

    The naturalist script is what makes this film flow.

    Music is great. Beethoven's Sonata 34 op. 111 by Alfred Brendel sounded outlandish, like it were part of another, more abstract world. It is a shocking contrast to the world down below, empty of any feelings. As such, I think it's a brilliant emotional resource.
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    • stuka24
    • May 25, 2009

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 2008 (Belgium)
      • Belgium
      • France
      • Italy
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Diaphana (France)
      • Les Films du Fleuve (Belgium)
      • French
      • Albanian
      • Russian
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Seraing, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Fleuve
      • Archipel 35
      • Lucky Red
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
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