Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne: a cinema that dances

Abstract

Body movement stands out and pulses in Dardenne brothers’ movies. Its centrality is confirmed by carefully watching Rosetta (1999), Le Fils (2002), L'Enfant (2005), Le Silence de Lorna (2008), Le Gamin au vélo (2011), as well as by analyzing many documents - Luc Dardenne's diary (covering the 1991-2005 period), interviews with directors, technicians, actors. Therefore, human movement, in all its complexity, provides both the matrix and the interpretation of a work of art, specifically movies.