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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.
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The beauty is in the array of animated faces in Anders' life. And it's in the simple promise and vitality of Anders' face, which serves the film without any regard for being in a film, let alone a tragedy or a poetic vision of darkness and futility. Jun 14, 2013 | Full Review…
The beauty is in the array of animated faces in Anders' life. And it's in the simple promise and vitality of Anders' face, which serves the film without any regard for being in a film, let alone a tragedy or a poetic vision of darkness and futility.
David Thomson
With a predilection for long takes, alternating between tripod setups and handheld camera work that's reflective of Anders' unease, Trier presents life as an unceasingly tepid stream of the mundane -- with an occasional, exquisite pinprick of hope. Jan 8, 2013 | Full Review…
With a predilection for long takes, alternating between tripod setups and handheld camera work that's reflective of Anders' unease, Trier presents life as an unceasingly tepid stream of the mundane -- with an occasional, exquisite pinprick of hope.
Veronika Ferdman
The movie transpires mostly in quiet, engrossing dialogue scenes, and its austere style shares a good deal in common with the protagonist, who seems both opaque and completely exposed. Aug 31, 2012 | Full Review…
The movie transpires mostly in quiet, engrossing dialogue scenes, and its austere style shares a good deal in common with the protagonist, who seems both opaque and completely exposed.
J. R. Jones
[Displays] an invigoratingly acute understanding of the psychology of insecurity, longing, defensiveness and inward-turning rage. Aug 30, 2012 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
[Displays] an invigoratingly acute understanding of the psychology of insecurity, longing, defensiveness and inward-turning rage.
Rob Nelson
"Oslo, August 31st" is quietly, profoundly, one of the most observant and sympathetic films I've seen. Aug 30, 2012 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
"Oslo, August 31st" is quietly, profoundly, one of the most observant and sympathetic films I've seen.
Roger Ebert
A coolly observed yet boundlessly compassionate day in the life of a recovering drug addict, "Oslo, August 31st" breaks your heart many times over. Aug 29, 2012 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
A coolly observed yet boundlessly compassionate day in the life of a recovering drug addict, "Oslo, August 31st" breaks your heart many times over.
Ty Burr
What resonates watching Oslo, August 31st in 2017 is the way private jubilation and despairs are completely removed from public ones. Regardless of our personal feelings, the world goes on without us... May 21, 2019 | Full Review…
What resonates watching Oslo, August 31st in 2017 is the way private jubilation and despairs are completely removed from public ones. Regardless of our personal feelings, the world goes on without us...
Andrew Kendall
Director Joachim Trier sets in motion a progression of events and conversations that is simply inexorable, and can only ever lead to one destination. The question is, does Anders know where he's going? Is he nihilistic or simply lost? Jan 18, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Director Joachim Trier sets in motion a progression of events and conversations that is simply inexorable, and can only ever lead to one destination. The question is, does Anders know where he's going? Is he nihilistic or simply lost?
Sarah Cartland
While the themes here are also universal, the story feels more personal -- which also makes it more heartbreaking. Dec 21, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
While the themes here are also universal, the story feels more personal -- which also makes it more heartbreaking.
Kelly Jane Torrance
This is undoubtedly a bleak film, but it never verges into grim - it's more of a melancholic Before Sunrise-esque city tour. Aug 27, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This is undoubtedly a bleak film, but it never verges into grim - it's more of a melancholic Before Sunrise-esque city tour.
Isabel Stevens
A tough movie, intentionally unsatisfying. It only covers one day but that day feels endless; which is part of the point. Aug 7, 2018 | Full Review…
A tough movie, intentionally unsatisfying. It only covers one day but that day feels endless; which is part of the point.
Eve Tushnet
Unfortunately, Oslo, August 31 is more of a step sideways than anything else, taking the easy way out with a drug-addiction narrative that helps Trier circumvent any major risks and thus preventing him from reaping any major rewards. Oct 4, 2017 | Full Review…
Unfortunately, Oslo, August 31 is more of a step sideways than anything else, taking the easy way out with a drug-addiction narrative that helps Trier circumvent any major risks and thus preventing him from reaping any major rewards.
Derek Smith
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