After seeing the film on Netflix UK,I was pleased to spot that BBC iPlayer had recently put the superb Short Term 12 (2013-also reviewed) on for streaming. After watching Short Term 12 again,I took a look at the other titles on the site,and found a tough-sounding Nordic Drama,which led to me booking a ticket to Oslo,for August 31st.
View on the film:
Looking absolutely torn to shreds, Anders Danielsen Lie gives a devastating performance as Anders,whose dry skin Lie rubs like an open wound. Walking out of rehab feeling empty,Lie pulls the isolation surrounding Anders wide-open,with Lie's mask of a smile displaying the soullessness inside Anders.
Meeting Anders for the first time in ages, Hans Olav Brenner gives a great performance as Thomas,who Brenner shows still retains some family warmth for Anders,but also has a sharp,contrasting coldness,over a suspicion that Anders is not coming to grips with the present situations.
Whilst the idea of spending a whole day round a walking on eggshells former drug addict does not sound like a fun idea for a flick,co- writer/(along with Eskil Vogt) director Joachim Trier's screenplay loosely based on Pierre Drieu La Rochelle's book brilliantly dig into Anders skin,by grasping Anders in self-imposed isolation,where every person who Anders chats to,feels completely disconnected from him.
Studying the challenges addicts face to enter society again,the writers intelligently lay out routes to optimism in front of Anders,which are paved with the shadows from his past.
Coldly opening the film with crisp stock footage of Norway,director Joachim Trier and cinematographer Jakob Ihre pour Anders hazy outlook onto the screen,via the outdoor scenes being drained into a chalk white which captures the tense emptiness buried deep within Anders.
Becoming increasingly disconnected from those around him, Trier gradually grinds the title down into a harsh,murky atmosphere,cast by Trier basking the screen in almost total darkness,as Anders questions his life,in Oslo,on August 31st.
View on the film:
Looking absolutely torn to shreds, Anders Danielsen Lie gives a devastating performance as Anders,whose dry skin Lie rubs like an open wound. Walking out of rehab feeling empty,Lie pulls the isolation surrounding Anders wide-open,with Lie's mask of a smile displaying the soullessness inside Anders.
Meeting Anders for the first time in ages, Hans Olav Brenner gives a great performance as Thomas,who Brenner shows still retains some family warmth for Anders,but also has a sharp,contrasting coldness,over a suspicion that Anders is not coming to grips with the present situations.
Whilst the idea of spending a whole day round a walking on eggshells former drug addict does not sound like a fun idea for a flick,co- writer/(along with Eskil Vogt) director Joachim Trier's screenplay loosely based on Pierre Drieu La Rochelle's book brilliantly dig into Anders skin,by grasping Anders in self-imposed isolation,where every person who Anders chats to,feels completely disconnected from him.
Studying the challenges addicts face to enter society again,the writers intelligently lay out routes to optimism in front of Anders,which are paved with the shadows from his past.
Coldly opening the film with crisp stock footage of Norway,director Joachim Trier and cinematographer Jakob Ihre pour Anders hazy outlook onto the screen,via the outdoor scenes being drained into a chalk white which captures the tense emptiness buried deep within Anders.
Becoming increasingly disconnected from those around him, Trier gradually grinds the title down into a harsh,murky atmosphere,cast by Trier basking the screen in almost total darkness,as Anders questions his life,in Oslo,on August 31st.