Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
La promesse
La promesse is the breakthrough feature from Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, who would go on to become a force in world filmmaking. The brothers brought the unerring eye for detail and the compassion for those on society’s lowest rungs developed in their earlier documentary work to this absorbing drama about a teenager (Jérémie Renier) gradually coming to understand the implications of his father’s making a living through the exploitation of undocumented workers. Filmed in the Dardennes’ industrial hometown of Seraing, Belgium, La promesse is a brilliantly economical and observant tale of a boy’s troubled moral awakening.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Alain Marcoen, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Conversation between film critic Scott Foundas and filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- New interview piece featuring actors Jérémie Renier and Olivier Gourmet
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- Plus: A new essay by film critic Kent Jones
New cover by Eric Skillman
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Alain Marcoen, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Conversation between film critic Scott Foundas and filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- New interview piece featuring actors Jérémie Renier and Olivier Gourmet
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- Plus: A new essay by film critic Kent Jones
New cover by Eric Skillman
Cast
- Jérémie Renier
- Igor
- Olivier Gourmet
- Roger
- Assita Ouédraogo
- Assita
- Rasmane Ouédraogo
- Hamidou
- Frédérique Bodson
- Garage boss
Credits
- Director
- Luc Dardenne
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Produced by
- Luc Dardenne
- Produced by
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Produced by
- Hassen Daldoul
- Produced by
- Claude Waringo
- Produced by
- Jacqueline Perrieux
- Screenplay
- Luc Dardenne
- Screenplay
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Screenplay
- Léon Michaux
- Screenplay
- Alphonse Badolo
- Director of photography
- Alain Marcoen
- Camera operator
- Benoît Dervaux
- Sound recordists
- Jean-Pierre Duret
- Sound recordists
- Michael Vionnet
- Sound recordists
- Pascal Metge
- Editor
- Marie-Hélène Dozo
- Sound mixing
- Thomas Gauder
- Sound mixing
- Philippe Baudhuin
- Production design
- Igor Gabriel
- Set decorator
- Françoise Joset
- Wardrobe
- Monic Parelle
- Makeup
- Tina Kopecka
- Music
- Jean-Marie Billy
- Music
- Denis M'Punga
- Assistant director
- Bernard Garant
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