Rosetta

My first venture into the Dardenne brothers filmography. Quite a bleak tale that reminded me of Agnes Varda's 'Vagabond'. It almost looks like it's part of the Dogme movement as it is so plainly shot. That does have drawbacks though - the camera movement was so erratic that I found it to be a distraction, especially in the first half of the film. But perhaps that was the point - to put us in the shoes of this poor girl whose life is just a whirlwind of misery, poverty and struggle I enjoyed it for what it was (especially the central performance from Émilie Dequenne) but don't think I'll revisit it that soon.