THE UNKNOWN GIRL (LA FILLE INCONNUE) |
PLAYING AT THE CREST THEATRE. In English & French with English subtitles. AWARDS - Best Non-U.S. Release, Online Film Critics Society Awards 2017 REVIEWS The most recent feature of the Dardenne brothers is a remarkable moral thriller. Ernesto Diezmartinez, Cine Vértigo A thriller in which what matters is the victim and not the murderer. One hundred percent Dardenne. Andrea G. Bermejo, Cinemanía (Spain) The Dardenne brothers' latest tale from the grim streets of the industrial suburb of Liège in Belgium is another quietly powerful masterpiece; it's perhaps their best film since The Child. Saskia Baron, The Arts Desk While operating as an intrigue, "La fille inconnue" is standard Dardenne fare in that it doubles as a social survey, revealing the concerns and living conditions of Jenny's various patients. T'Cha Dunlevy, Montreal Gazette |
PURCHASE 16th SFFF After sixteen years, the SFFF is very excited to finally present a film by acclaimed Belgian directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne: the Dardenne Brothers! The Unknown Girl, their newest film, is a searing saga of guilt and redemption. One evening, after work hours, Jenny (Adèle Haenel, Love at First Fight - SFFF 2015, Suzanne - SFFF 2014), a young doctor, allows the door buzzer at the small clinic where she works to go unanswered. When she learns that the person ringing, an unidentified African woman, was found dead shortly thereafter, she grows obsessed by the thought that she is to blame. Jenny embarks on an obsessive crusade to discover the identity of the anonymous woman and see to it that she is not forgotten. Her investigation affects her career choice and her relationship with her patients, who might know something about the unknown girl. Shot through with low-key suspense and the heart-stopping realism that has become the directors’ trademark, The Unknown Girl is both a gripping mystery and a profoundly human moral tale. Shown with TILL DEATH DO US PART (JUSQU'A CE QUE LA MORT NOUS SEPARE) by Germain Huard CREST THEATRE |
