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Jun 5, 2022 · Reworking a plot line from Louis Malle’s 1963 French drama The Fire Within, Oslo, August 31 tells the heartbreaking story of Anders (Anders Danielsen Lie), a recovering addict attempting to...
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Aug 29, 2012 · “Oslo, August 31st” is about a day, a city and a 34-year-old man named Anders, who is on release from a drug rehab center so he can go to a job interview. The film opens with his memories of growing up in Oslo, described in snatches of dialogue and shown in glimpses of film. Here he was happy. Almost every street and turning is familiar.
Aug 26, 2012 · Oslo, August 31 st overcomes the many pitfalls of the addiction drama, making for a haunting and contemplative existential journey through Norway’s capital over the course of one day.
- Catherine Stebbins
An upfront study of a drug addict confronting his demons, Oslo, August 31st makes this dark journey worthwhile with fantastic directing and equally fantastic acting. Read Critics Reviews Critics...
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- Anders Danielsen Lie
- Joachim Trier
- Drama
May 25, 2012 · Despite its themes, Oslo, August 31st is an exhilarating film, with impeccable direction and pitch-perfect performances that make the bleakness worthwhile. Read More By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
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- Joachim Trier
- Not Rated
Jun 7, 2012 · A movie review of "Oslo, August 31st," an intimately effective Norwegian drama that follows a recovering heroin addict during a day pass from rehab as he psychologically struggles to avoid a...
May 25, 2012 · “Oslo, August 31st,” loosely based on “Le Feu Follet,” a 1931 novel by the French writer Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (adapted for film by Louis Malle in 1963), is neither sensationalistic nor ...
