Leopold brings us close to a middle-aged farmer who's looking after his bedridden father, and looking ahead to the changes that are likely to occur when the old man dies.
The filmmaker's style invites speculation before allowing it to dissipate in a wave of understated passion.
The character development here is understated but beautifully laid bare by a quartet of top actors.
To its credit - and perhaps to most viewers' slumping disinterest - this still, observant film stirs exactly the feelings it depicts.
The picture feels bleak and dirty, like looking through a dirty window pane at an abandoned house.
A film that wisely allows the audience to understand the character's motivations rather than having them telegraphed. An art film in the best sense of the word.
There's literally no way to miss the memo that It's All So Quiet is about dealing with the encroachment of death, as it's there in every scene.
Willems' portrayal is expressionless, coming across as more boring than stoic.
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