Every time I go into a Dardenne Brothers movie, I have to prepare myself. I know it’s going to be slow and I know I’m probably going to be a bit drained. This can lead to some really great films but never an experience I can have every weekend. Part of it is because they create films with such strong senses of reality and how difficult life can be. They feel like documentarians with the way they seem to be observing moments instead of creating them. In "The Kid with a Bike," young Cyril (Thomas Doret) only wants to have a relationship with his father. It’s heartbreaking to see him go through so much work just to figure out where his father could be living. It was a month ago when he was dropped off at foster care, and his father swore it would just be a month.
The Kid with a Bike
The Kid with a Bike
The Kid with a Bike
Every time I go into a Dardenne Brothers movie, I have to prepare myself. I know it’s going to be slow and I know I’m probably going to be a bit drained. This can lead to some really great films but never an experience I can have every weekend. Part of it is because they create films with such strong senses of reality and how difficult life can be. They feel like documentarians with the way they seem to be observing moments instead of creating them. In "The Kid with a Bike," young Cyril (Thomas Doret) only wants to have a relationship with his father. It’s heartbreaking to see him go through so much work just to figure out where his father could be living. It was a month ago when he was dropped off at foster care, and his father swore it would just be a month.