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Making Noise Quietly
Dominic Dromgoole
(2018)
94min
15 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
James Luxford
Better known as a theatre director, Dominic Dromgoole makes his feature-film debut here with an anthology of three separate stories set in different eras, all of which examine the effect of war on those at home. The first,
Being Friends
, features two men excluded from the Second World War for different reasons;
Lost
is all about a mother hearing of her son's death in the Falklands; and the concluding tale's focus is a Holocaust survivor who helps a troubled child. It's based on the play of the same name, but there are elements of the story that don't quite translate to cinema. Long pauses and an over-reliance on dialogue contribute to a sluggish pace. Meanwhile, the balance of the stories is noticeably uneven, given almost half the film is devoted to the third story, thus making the other two come across like shorts rather than part of the journey. That said, strong performances pack an emotional punch, illustrating the complicated emotions that come with those on the fringes of conflict without a shot being fired. However, while the delivery is flawed, the message is loud and clear.
Cast & Crew
Eric Faber
Matthew Tennyson
Oliver Bell
Luke Thompson
May Appleton
Barbara Marten
Geoffrey Church
Geoffrey Streatfield
Helene Ensslin
Deborah Findlay
Alan Tadd
Trystan Gravelle
Sam
Orton O'Brien
Pianist in barn
Stephen Warbeck
Director
Dominic Dromgoole
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Other Information
Language:
English, German
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Verve
Guidance:
Swearing
Released on:
19 Jul 2019
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