Oslo, August 31st
aka Oslo, 31. august
First screened in August 2011
Director: Joachim Trier. Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal, Ingrid Olava, Emil Lund, Aksel Thanke, Malin Crépin, Anders Borchgrevink, Andreas Braaten, Petter Width Kristiansen, Tone Beate Mostraum, Renate Reinsve, Øystein Røger. Screenplay: Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt (based on the novel Le feu follet by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle).
Twitter Capsule: I don't get Trier. His sensitivity blurs into a deadpan mawkishness; people too vague. At least this one builds.

Photo © 2011 Motlys/Don't Look Now, © 2012 Strand Releasing
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–


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