Oslo, 31. August (2011)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 95 minuten
Alternative title: Oslo, August 31st
Country:
Norway
Directed by: Joachim Trier
Stars: Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner and Ingrid Olava
IMDb score:
7,6 (33.537)
Releasedate: 31 August 2011
Oslo, 31. August plot
"Live today. One minute at a time."
Inspired by the novel 'Le Feu Follet' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, the film follows 24 hours in the life of a man who is looking for a reason to live on. After leaving a drug rehab clinic, he returns to Oslo for the first time in the year. The once promising Anders must face his past and possible future as he meets old friends, lovers and family.
Actors and actresses
Anders
Malin
Thomas
Rebecca
Tove
David
Terapeut
Mirjam
Renate
Øystein
Reviews & comments
Paalhaas
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- 1582 messages
- 2570 votes
Great depressing character study. Even though the melancholy theme is treacherous, there is no question of cheap effect. Trier hardly wastes any effort on sympathizing with the main character. The causes of Anders' depression are therefore secondary, the focus is on the consequences, the way in which it controls his daily life and makes it 'impossible'. This is all explained without frills and with great tact in realistic and often urgent dialogues. The closing scenes at the pool and at the family home are heartbreaking. How hard can hardly explained suffering of a stranger arrive. Phenomenal lead by the way. Quiet and resigned, but at times you can see the subcutaneous magma pushing towards the surface. Give that man a prize.
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Knisper
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- 13042 messages
- 1280 votes
Interesting discussions here on this film. I agree that the main character seems to have already made his decision, but I can't help feeling that if someone had been protecting him during the day, or in some other way about had taken pity on him that this would have yielded a different result. Of course, the film doesn't seem to show the damage he did during his drug period. Not quite as thrilling as I expected the movie to be. Had expected more focus on his relationship with Oslo outside his circle of friends. Nevertheless, great movie.
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
In Oslo, 31. August we follow a depressed young man who stays in a drug rehab center for 24 hours. During a day off, he visits friends and family to discuss things. What follows is a kind of love-hate relationship that Anders finds difficult to place. His life is broken and it no longer makes sense to him. He longs for a normal existence, but at the same time he abhors that normal banal and above all boring existence. He also views the expectations that society imposes on everyone with varying emotions.
Anders Danielsen Lie does very well as a melancholy man. He carries the film and does so convincingly. Here and there some nice scenes such as the conversations he follows in a cafe. Not the topper I expected to see, but overall decent. Social criticism also appealed to me. But maybe not for everyone, because not that much happens. Nipped 3.5*.
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