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Dec 9, 2016 · The Unknown Girl is no more unlikely in its plotting than previous films The Son, or Two Days One Night, but in execution it feels far clunkier. Jenny's guilt and her quest for the truth make logical sense, but it feels more abstract, and more distant, than the gut wrenching and visceral struggles of previous Dardenne protagonists.
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The Unknown Girl. The Unknown Girl ( French: La Fille inconnue) is a 2016 mystery drama film directed by the Dardenne brothers, and starring Adèle Haenel, Jérémie Renier, and Louka Minnella. [3] The Unknown Girl was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. [4] [5] The film was released in Belgium on 5 October ...
Sep 7, 2017 · When they have an important moment, the brothers won't try to draw your attention; they'll assume they've already earned enough of it. Recut after its middling debut at the 2016 Cannes Film ...
May 19, 2016 · And despite some of the problematic plot mechanics of The Unknown Girl, it manages to be another overall poignant endeavor concerning humanity from the Dardenne brothers, albeit packaged in a film where they play safely and predictably. Reviewed on May 18th at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival – Main Competition. 113 Mins. ★★½/☆☆☆☆☆
Dec 2, 2016 · The dead girl is not the only unknown; Jenny is also an enigma, to herself and to us. Inescapably, this is a film in which the death of a prostituted woman from an impoverished black community provides emotional catharsis for an educated and financially secure white woman, through whose perspective the entire story is filtered.
The Unknown Girl (2017) A SDG Original source: National Catholic Register “Listen.” It’s the first word of dialogue spoken in the Dardenne brothers’ The Unknown Girl, as Dr. Jenny Davin (Adèle Haenel), stethoscope held to the back of a heavyset, older patient, presses her intern Julien (Olivier Bonnaud) to diagnose the condition of the man, whose heavy breathing dominates an otherwise ...
Jan 29, 2020 · But, where that film had a personal tale to tell that took on huge social dimensions, The Unknown Girl is less rewarding in that respect. As it proceeds much of the film plays like a quiet, subdued version of a standard thriller (could the death have been murder and who, whether a killer or not, knows much more than they are telling?).
