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‘The Other Laurens’ Review: A Belgian Detective Drama That’s a Little Too Shaggy-Dog
'The Other Laurens,' Claude Schmitz' '70s-infused noir about a man investigating the murder of his twin brother, can't rise above being a genre curio.
Claude Schmitz ’s twisty neo-noir — the original French title, “L’Autre Laurens,” is pleasing to the ear in a way its English translation is not — is a thriller of identity, both in terms of how it’s mistaken and how it’s created. Much of the narrative complication stems not from Gabriel doing any actual detective work but from unsavory characters seeing him from afar and mistaking him for François, who didn’t exactly go to his grave with a clean record. But DP Florian Berutti’s photography really is something, giving “The Other Laurens” a distinct ‘70s vibe; awash in saturated colors and the welcoming glow of nighttime neon, these eye-catching visuals heighten the reality to something like a dream state.
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