Lorna’s Silence
How do you subtitle a moan?
Storyline
Sokol and Lorna, two Albanian emigrants in Belgium, dream of leaving their dreary jobs to set up a snack bar. They need money and a permanent resident status. Claudy is a junkie – he needs money to satisfy his addiction. Andrei, the cigarette smuggler, must hole up for a while outside Russia; he has loads of money. Fabio, the Italian taxi driver and aspiring gang boss, elaborates a clever scheme: he will pay Claudy to marry Lorna so that she acquires a Belgian citizenship. Then she is to re-marry Andrei, who will in this way obtain the coveted EU passport – and pay a hefty price to Fabio and Lorna for the service. Did I lose you yet? Did I mention it’s subtitled?
If you like twisty plots, you can’t go wrong with this film. It will keep you guessing and guessing. Now, you have to like foreign films, the look and feel, to really sink your teeth into this one. I was very, very entertained with the overall storyline. Nice job!
The Cast and Crew
Art Dobroshi, Jeremie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Alban Ukaj and Morgan Marinee were the leading cast of this wonderful film. If you gander at this title especially the cast section at imdb.com, you’ll see all of them were very limited as far as experience in feature films; however, all of their performances were noting but delightful in this movie. With a curvy storyline often leading us down the wrong path, full of surprises, the cast gave us more with feeling their joy and pain. I can see why this film won several festivals.
Production Designer, Igor Gabriel, should be very proud. Every scene was delivered with dramatic authenticity. Also, Marie-Helene Dozo needs to be mentioned as the Editor on this film. Excellent cut-work, spot-on delivery while seamlessly creating raw emotion for the audience to ‘enjoy’. Bravo!
The Good, Bad and Indifferent
If you like films like Run Lola Run and You, Me and Everyone We Know, you’ll like this one. It has an intense story, so its hard not to like it. You really become involved and committed with everything too: the story, the characters, and the unique plots. A good foreign film needs to be recognized for its art. That’s the case here. This film is also thought provoking, so if you’re looking for an easy watch—don’t—you’ll end up spilling your Skittles, which by the way I about killed myself last week stepping on them – they’re like f’n little ball bearings, I tell ya!
