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Close (/ kloʊs /) is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film directed by Lukas Dhont, and written by Dhont and Angelo Tijssens, reteaming after their first feature film Girl (2018). The film stars Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne and Léa Drucker.
If there was a prize for prompting the most sniffles and sobs at the Cannes Film Festival, the runaway winner would be Close, a devastating Belgian coming-of-age drama co-written and directed...
Jan 15, 2023 · Film. Close Review: Lukas Dhont’s Devastating Depiction of the Queerness of Childhood. The film reminds us that any coming of age is a risky business where finitude and mourning are the only guarantees. by Diego Semerene. January 15, 2023. Photo: A24.
Jan 26, 2023 · ‘Close’ Review: Gentle Coming-of-Age Drama Packs an Emotional Punch. Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont is a generous and patient director of his unknown and more established performers
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- Ben Croll
The film deals with a level of intimacy, care and a subtle camera accompanying two young actors who really bring it all, with themes varying from innocence, bullying, friendship as first love, to...
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May 26, 2022 · Movies. Movie Reviews. Lukas Dhont’s ‘Close’: Film Review | Cannes 2022. The Belgian director explores the fragile world of childhood bonds in his second feature, starring Eden Dambrine and...
It's one of only a handful of lines of dialogue in the trailer for Lukas Dhont's coming-of-age drama, Close, but it changes everything for the movie's young protagonists. The film centers on 13-year-old best friends Léo (Eden Dambrine) and Rémi (Gustav de Waele) as their intense bond is picked apart by those around them, leading to a tragedy ...
