I have long admired Marina Fois and been impressed by her versatility ranging from the two-hander bittersweet comedy of Tell Me I'm Pretty to the hard-bitten soft-centred social worker in Polisse but in Darling she turns in a tour de force as a person who never had a chance from the day she was born; mocked as a child by both parents and schoolmates, unable to dodge the s**t that life keeps dropping on her from a great height, yet brushing it aside and moving on stoically, indeed, defining stoicism. This is a truly outstanding performance with Best Actress Cesar, Oscar, Bafta, Golden Globe, etc written all over it ... in your dreams, Ms Fois, because as your character puts it so succinctly, no one cares about people like this, no one is going to see it, no influential critic is about to review it, in short, no one gives a big rat's ass ... except, perhaps, the odd discerning viewer who places a high value on Class, on Style, on exceptional acting backed up by fine ensemble playing and excellent direction. If Ms Fois ever turns in a performance one tenth as fine as she does here I for one will be one happy bunny.
Review of Darling
