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La Promesse (1996) [The Criterion Collection #620]
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | 01:34:42 | 7,41 Gb
Audio: French AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | 01:34:42 | 7,41 Gb
Audio: French AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama
La promesse is the breakthrough feature from Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, who would go on to become a force in world filmmaking. The brothers brought the unerring eye for detail and the compassion for those on society’s lowest rungs developed in their earlier documentary work to this absorbing drama about a teenager (Jérémie Renier) gradually coming to understand the implications of his father’s making a living through the exploitation of undocumented workers. Filmed in the Dardennes’ industrial hometown of Seraing, Belgium, La promesse is a brilliantly economical and observant tale of a boy’s troubled moral awakening.
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At times the central character in "La Promesse" (The Promise), 15-year old Igor, portrays a joyous adolescent with a beaming smile framed by dirty-blonde hair as he races his triple-berth go-kart, his buddies in tow. But he is quickly able to transform himself to a pseudo-adult, playing a hardened versed-in-manipulation superintendent, an assistant to his larcenous father's nefarious business activities.![La Promesse (1996) [The Criterion Collection #620] [ReUp]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a1/f8/0022f8a1_medium.jpeg)
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Veteran documentary film-makers, the Dardenne brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc, use loose plot details, naturalistic performances and a hand-held camera to exude a cinema verité, neo-realistic feel and challenge viewers to conclude circumstances through inference rather than dole out spoon-fed details. The evolution of maturity and morality take shape in the consciousness of a confused youth who makes a vital choice while embarking into manhood.![La Promesse (1996) [The Criterion Collection #620] [ReUp]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a2/f8/0022f8a2_medium.jpeg)
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Aside from the moral bankruptcy taught by his disheveled, pop-bottle-glasses wearing father Roger (perfectly played by Olivier Gourmet), Igor, in who we the viewer still sense a spark of potential, is faced with a life affirming situation. He has made a promise to a dieing African laborer, Amidou, who resides illegally in Roger's decrepit boarding house apartment building in Seraing, Belgium. Amidou has fallen from some scaffolding and requires immediate medical attention.![La Promesse (1996) [The Criterion Collection #620] [ReUp]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a3/f8/0022f8a3_medium.jpeg)
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But seeking medical aid for him might endanger Roger's house-of-cards empire with hovering labor authorities presently circling near. He is instead hidden with some broken drywall and construction material. The "promise" is, what turns out to be a death wish request, whispered to young Igor. Amidou wants him to look after his wife and child who have recently snuck in from Burkino Faso. The expired body is quickly and unceremonious dismissed forever in cement by a reluctant Igor and his amoral father. The death may have been accidental but his desecrated burial is a selfish trademark act, typical of Roger's despicable lifestyle with betrayal, false identity papers and lying as a central focal point of listlessness and turpitude.![La Promesse (1996) [The Criterion Collection #620] [ReUp]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a4/f8/0022f8a4_medium.jpeg)
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The keynote of the story is that Igor recognizes this lack of moral sensibility. Regardless of what he must give up in his apprentice-slumlord world he will do so in an attempt to make amends. The film is lifted, as are we, by his gradual transition of moral rebellion. His "gutter nobility" redemption is the height of where he is capable of rising considering his pernicious upbringing. He has virtuously chosen to re-educate himself and we are witnesses praying he doesn't falter at this crucial juncture of his life.
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The Dardenne brothers, using their pronounced documentary-style realism where all actions on screen appear uncontrived, have successfully removed any visible efforts, magnificently disguising their painstaking work. This is absolutely masterful cinema that is unforgettable for most who are fortunate enough to have viewed it.Gary W. Tooze, dvdbeaver
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Special Features:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Alain Marcoen
- Conversation between film critic Scott Foundas and filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- New interview piece featuring actors Jérémie Renier and Olivier Gourmet
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
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