FREE ON CINEGEEK.De Dardenne - The Unknown Girl
Usually there is genre cinema on one side and what the Dardenne brothers represent on the other. They look to the side of the losers in the world of work. Bitter, but never cynical. It's not about motivating them, it's about the people. In the Dardennes' films they are in social predicament and this is presented in a realistic style. La fille inconnue, however, is above all strange, somewhat artificial and completely without passion. Dr. Jenny Davin (Adele Haenel) is a young doctor about to take an important step in her career. She examines patients, writes prescriptions and there is no question how much this work means to her. Then comes that fateful night. She already finished her practice when there was a knock. Usually it often works far beyond its opening hours. But this time she won't. The next day we find out that an African woman was murdered on the riverbank who had been looking for entry shortly before. Davin has a serious accusation. She cancels a lucrative job in the clinic and takes over her predecessor's practice instead. She also sets out in search of the identity of the dead. Suddenly we're in the middle of a thriller. Previously friendly neighbours drop their masks and a few shady characters appear... The problem with the film: Davin's character is so meaningless that the camera can't tell us anything about her inner life. Is there a trial in her life? I don't think so. She's too clever. It's a bit disappointing when you think how passionate Dardenne films usually come along! But everyone who loves her as much as I do should make up his own mind about La fille inconnue. After all, even a slight misstep by the Dardennes is even more interesting than most of what happens in the cinema.
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