Oslo, 31. August details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Anders Danielsen Lie |
| Director: | Joachim Trier |
| Genres: | Drama, World Cinema - French |
| Studio: | ELEVATION SALES |
| Original title | Oslo, 31. August |
| Name | Discs | |
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Oslo, 31. August |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 35 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 26 Mar 2012 |
| Main languages: | Norwegian |
| Subtitles: | English |
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Quiet Despair
By FrankIV (506 reviews) from Cirencester, England , 08 Apr 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
The story of a recovering drug addict's attempts to rejoin the world after rehab has been told in many films, but there are some notable differences here. Since the film is set among middle class Norwegian intellectuals, emotions tend to be contained rather than spewed over everyone in outbursts of rage and anger, feelings are verbalised rather than expressed by punching holes in walls and people discuss problems rather than shout and scream at each other. Most importantly, however, the central character refuses to delegate responsibility for his addiction to society at large or his parents, rejecting this blame-shifting by describing himself contemptuously - but realistically - as 'a spoilt brat who ...ked up'. All this restraint makes for a film which is heavy on talk and reflection, but light on action or emotional excess - no bad thing, in my view, but others may disagree. It also raises the question, possibly inadvertently, of whether or not the sort of control shown is more helpful than the emotional incontinence which we are all advised to display in extremis as catharsis. It's a well made, well acted and very interesting film, all told.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(10)A Beautiful but Honest Hopelessness
By jahphotos (11 reviews) from Oxford, England , 25 Apr 2013If you have dealt with depression, you should see this movie. It does not offer hope, but it understands depression in a way that so many movies and books do not. From moment to moment, and, as this film's title implies, day to day, depression changes a life in ways that no other person can hope to understand. I was captivated by the beauty and simplicity of this film, and by its honesty. It is not cliched, and it is certainly not Hollywood.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Visually Good
By buffyrules (335 reviews) from southend on sea , 28 Feb 2013A good attempt at something different here but it felt like too much work was done on the visual elements here and less done on character development and building. The performances were solid but a lack of depth left me a little cold. It does contain some excellent stand out scenes that show the main characters isolation from society.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Not a redemption!
By AndrewandEva (5 reviews) from Oxford , 25 Feb 2013Although this film is brilliantly executed (etc. etc.), this is not a 'masterful redemption story'. Make sure to have something more upbeat to watch afterwards!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Leaving Lost Oslo
By zorilla (221 reviews) from Kew, Richmond , 06 Sep 2012Ploughing a similar dark furrow to Mike Figgis's long, dark journey into obsession, addiction and self-destruction, Joachim Trier takes us on a journey that has only one destination... and he doesn't shy away from taking us there.
Trier has a pragmatic approach to the world of addiction and addicts. He makes no comments, preaches no sermons and is completely non-judgemental. He shows us that junkies are just like us - regardless of how functional or dysfunctional we are.
He also reminds us that intervention is pointless. Once an addict has chosen a path, nothing will stop them from achieving their own destiny. No matter how painful, or senseless their self destruction, all we can do is watch.- Was this review helpful to you?
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So close to perfection
By a customer , 08 Aug 2012I had hoped this would be good, but it exceeded all expectations. I won't say a thing about the plot. Discover that yourself. But the performances were excellent, and the feeling this film engenders towards the end is exceptional. It is not a subject that might lend itself to euphoria, but at times that is exactly what I felt watching it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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