Darkness

On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the Cannes International Film Festival, 35 directors were asked to make a short film to celebrate cinema. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne were among them. A young woman is sitting alone in a red armchair in a movie theatre. Fascinated and moved by what she is watching and hearing, she does not notice the young thief who crawls along in the dark and takes her purse out of her handbag. Οn the contrary, she grabs his hand and intertwines it with her own hands in a fictional sense that is transformed into reality.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Cinematography: Alain Marcoen
Editing: Marie-Helene Dozo
Sound: Benoit De Clerck
Actors: Emilie Dequenne (young woman), Jeremie Segard (thief)
Production: Les Films du Fleuve
Costumes: Monic Parelle
Sets: Igor Gabriel
Format: Digibeta Color
Production Country: Belgium
Production Year: 2007
Duration: 3
Contact: Cannes IFFwww.festival-cannes.fr

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

Jean-Pierre Dardenne was born in Engis, Belgium in April 1951. Luc Dardenne was born in Awirs, Belgium in March 1954. In 1975, they founded the production company Derives which has since produced some sixty documentaries, including their own. They first came to international attention in the mid-1990s with The Promise. They won their first major international film prize when Rosetta won the Palme d’Or at the 1999 Cannes IFF. All their films since have played at the Cannes main competition and won one of the major prizes. In 1994, they founded the production company "Les Films du Fleuve".

Filmography

1978 The Song of the Nightingale/Le chant du rossignol (doc.)
1979 When Leon M.’s Boat Sailed down the Meuse for the First Time/Lorsque le bateau de Leon M. descendit la Meuse pour la premiere fois (doc.)
1980 For theWar to End, theWalls Had to Fall/Pour que la guerre s’acheve, les murs devaient s’ecrouler (doc.)
1981 R…doesn’t Answer Anymore/R…ne repond plus (doc.)
1982 Lessons of a Flying University/Lecons d’une universite volante (doc.)
1983 Look at Jonathan. Jonathan receives a “lesson” /Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre (doc.)
1986 Falsch
1987 TheWorld’s Racing/Il Court, il court le monde (short)
1992 You’re on My Mind/Je Pense a vous
1996 The Promise /La Promesse
1999 Rosetta
2002 The Son /Le Fils
2005 The Child /L’Enfant
2007 Darkness /Dans l’Obscurite (short)
2008 Lorna’s Silence/Le Silence de Lorna