The Innocents Reviews

To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Anne Fontaine, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it turned out to be another dark page of history regarding the aftermath following the liberation of East Europe by the Soviets during WWII. Of course, what the Nazis did was horrible (they burned entire villages back then) but you might wonder if the Soviets were such an improvement and it was hardly surprising that they would raid such a convent and rape the nuns. Eventually, what made this movie worked for me was above all Lou de Laâge, a girl I had never seen it before. Indeed, not only she had the coolest name ever but she was also terribly charismatic, some kind of intriguing mix of Claire Foy with Léa Seydoux. It’s a pity that they never really developed her character and her relationship with the other characters were seriously limited as well. For example, her relationship with her colleague were limited to him constantly flirting with her and asking what the hell she was hiding which got old rather fast. In fact, it didn’t make much sense that she didn’t tell him at some point what she was up to. I mean, he was also a freaking doctor, someone also doing everything he can to help his patients, so he wouldn’t have caused any trouble, in fact, the chances were pretty high that he would have helped her. However, even if we basically learn nothing about the main character, de Laâge definitely made the most of it though. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a solid drama and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.