The Promise (La promesse) (1997)
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A very good movie
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"For me, the 90's is one of my favorite decades for movies. This was a time that, here in the United States, theaters were were filled with more independent and foreign films than at any point in American history. Therefore, expanding the variety that was available when going out to the cinema (once the new millineum began, blockbuster franchises started to systematically edge those kinds of films out). This film is an excellent example of the type of non-English speaking motion picture that made"
" Notes: At the end of the 90’s, following their winning of the Golden Palm at the Cannes, I discovered The Dardennes brothers with ‘Rosetta’ but even though I thought it was indeed a decent drama, I can’t say I was really blown by the whole thing. And, yet, after this bumpy start, those guys would turn out to be eventualy some of my favorite directors. Indeed, after the disappointing ‘Rosetta’, I still wanted to give those guys a 2nd chance so I decided to watch their previous direc"
" Notes: At the end of the 90’s, following their winning of the Golden Palm at the Cannes, I discovered The Dardennes brothers with ‘Rosetta’ but even though I thought it was indeed a decent drama, I can’t say I was really blown by the whole thing. And, yet, after this bumpy start, those guys would turn out to be eventualy some of my favorite directors. Indeed, after the disappointing ‘Rosetta’, I still wanted to give those guys a 2nd chance so I decided to watch their previous direc"
" Directed by: Dardenne Brothers With: Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo Plot: Igor and his father, Roger, are making a decent living renting apartments to illegal immigrants and sometimes working them illegally."
"For me, the 90's is one of my favorite decades for movies. This was a time that, here in the United States, theaters were were filled with more independent and foreign films than at any point in American history. Therefore, expanding the variety that was available when going out to the cinema (once the new millineum began, blockbuster franchises started edging those types of films out). As a result of that, each of my favorite 90's films lists so far includes at least one or more (most often mor"
"For me, the 90's is one of my favorite decades for movies. This was a time that, here in the United States, theaters were were filled with more independent and foreign films than at any point in American history. Therefore, expanding the variety that was available when going out to the cinema (once the new millineum began, blockbuster franchises started to systematically edge those kinds of films out). This film is an excellent example of the type of non-English speaking motion picture that made"