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Jul 4, 2011 · OSLO, AUGUST 31ST. by Joachim Trier. synopsis. 24 hours in the life of a man in modern-day Oslo. Based on Pierre Drieu La Rochelle’s cult novel The Fire Within.
Feb 26, 2015 · The city as a trap in Oslo, August 31st, a great movie. Living in the city, especially a city like Oslo that people move to but not away from, only makes it worse: friendships dissolve because of emotional not physical distance. Part of what “Oslo, August 31st” does is link that melancholy and loss that inevitably happens, as you age and ...
Sep 3, 2021 · Oslo, August 31st was Trier’s second feature, but he actually wrote his third feature, Louder Than Bombs (2015), well before work on any part of Oslo, August 31st began. Both his first feature, Reprise (2006), and Louder Than Bombs feel stylistically paired, exploring multiple characters’ perspectives, multiple timelines, and using a myriad of techniques to illuminate thought patterns, from montage to voiceover.
[Oslo, August 31st] is a dark, yet profound and sympathetic observation of a man who simply can't succumb to the imperfection that his life has come to. Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | May ...
May 23, 2012 · With Oslo, August 31st (opening Friday), the Norwegian director of lit-set chronicle Reprise turns to a more solitary portrait of a sharp-witted, depressed addict looking up old friends. FILM COMMENT spoke with Trier shortly after Oslo screened in March as part of New Directors / New Films.
May 18, 2011 · Oslo, August 31st sounds like it could be inordinately depressing but Trier achieves the difficult task of making Anders seem brutally honest rather than self-pitying. He is a man who no longer ...
