Ron Reed

Lahr Vid Clip: L'Enfant

Richard Lahr’s “Front Row” blog, which he does for The New Yorker, features a video clip where Lahr talks about symbolic elements in Dardenne films, and notes their atypical reference to another film (to Pickpocket, in L’Enfant). I strongly suggest you don’t watch the clip until you’ve seen L’Enfant, as he opens the video with […]

Ron Reed

The Big Apple & Les Fils Dardennes

That’s it. I’m moving to Manhattan. This afternoon. Friday at the latest. “Beyond L’Enfant: The Complete Dardenne Brothers” launches today at Lincoln Centre, and while the Dardenne-a-thon may be less complete than advertised, I’d give my last Belgian waffle to be there Friday when Jean-Pierre and Luc take the stage. Also, Bahrani vs The Brothers.