We really only see Lou through Ruben’s eyes and feel his dependence on her, as she certainly seems intrinsic to his sobriety. Cooke is an interesting actress, with a taste for the Gothic – The Quiet Ones, The Limehouse Golem and Thoroughbreds, as well as more high-profile fare – Me and Earl and The Dying Girl and Ready Player One. I would have liked to have known a lot more about Lou (not least why she has decided to dye her eyebrows bleach-blonde) and it’s frustrating that Cooke only has limited screen-time – her impact is felt at both the start and end of the film, but she is absent for most of it. Meanwhile, Lou has continued to tour without Ruben and has gone to visit her father (Mathieu Amalric) in Paris.
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Ruben is resistant to learning sign language or how to lip-read at first, but he gradually becomes interested in the kids at the local school for the deaf, who give him a different perspective on his condition. Joe does not view deafness as something that needs to be fixed, even though he also wasn’t born deaf (it was caused by an explosion in ‘Nam) and he wants Ruben to start adapting to his new way of life. Ruben is determined to get cochlear implants, thinking he can magically be cured and go back to drumming.
Joe (a lovely performance from Paul Raci), the leader of the community, immediately recognises that Ruben is a long way from acceptance. As it gradually becomes clear that it’s not going away, Lou gets worried that he’s going to relapse with his addictions and takes him to a commune in the middle of nowhere which is specifically for deaf people who are in drug and alcohol recovery. Ruben is very much in denial at first, thinking it’s just temporary or not that serious.
It’s a sudden change, rather than a gradual decline, which seems more likely for someone who has been damaging their ears with loud music for years. The only thing that seems slightly surprising is that Ruben is portrayed as going deaf practically overnight. The depiction of Ruben’s deafness, with an ingenious use of sound design is one of the greatest strengths of Sound of Metal. They have been living together in an Airstream for four years and during this time Ruben has remained clean and sober. Cooke plays Lou, the lead singer of the band and Ruben’s (Ahmed) girlfriend. British actors Olivia Cooke and Riz Ahmed both play Americans, which seems unnecessary, as it wouldn’t be unheard of for a British metal band to be touring the US. Cianfrance and Marder are very much continuing their examinations of damaged and self-destructive men here, while still ensuring that the audience care about them. In the case of Sound of Metal, he plays a drummer who loses most of his hearing and is also struggling with addictions.ĭerek Cianfrance – best known for his (Jumpcut Mascot) Ryan Gosling collaborations Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond the Pines – came up with the story for Sound of Metal and it’s written and directed by Pines co-writer Darius Marder. In the case of Mogul Mowgli, he plays a rapper struck with an auto-immune disease who is also haunted by his past and his place within his family/culture. His last two films have been personal projects – Sound of Metal (shown at TIFF 2019 and AFI Fest 2020) and Mogul Mowgli (shown at LFF 2020) – are both about musicians who have their careers derailed by something physical, but are also haunted by inner demons. Riz Ahmed is a multi-hyphenate talent, who as well as being an actor is a writer, director, producer and DJ.
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