LE GAMIN AU VÉLO (The Kid With A Bike) written and directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium/France, 2011)
Parenting has its rewards but can be also be a thankless task and this movie highlights the physical and psychological demands that go with the territory,
The implicit message of the story is that single fathers are frequently unable to cope with the daily demands of ‘difficult’ children and this leaves women to fill the emotional void left by their absence.
Cyril (Thomas Doret) is 11 years old and a bundle of nervous energy. He’s like a video game character constantly on the move to avoid being shot or captured. Continue reading
“The story is King” says Clint Eastwood and his attraction to the screenplay of Hereafter seems to be that it offered the challenge of linking three fictional lives in France, America and England.
