"Far from the Cannon Fire"

Athena 2022-01-20 08:02:26

Isabel, the mother who has left but has been affecting the three fathers and sons, is related to the title of the film, but the film does not overelevate this connection and become popular. I can’t help but think of Erik Poppe’s "A Thousand Goodnights Tusen Ganger God natt (2013)", which is a bit too hard in comparison.

Joachim Trier's careful thinking in editing is still popular, jumping but not pretentious; the relationship between the characters is handled delicately and not artificially, through the fragmented organization effect is very good, of course, some of them will be lost. Fluency. Compared with "Oslo, August 31st (2011) Oslo, August 31st", the film is more mature.

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Louder Than Bombs quotes

  • [Jonah gets off from phone with Amy]

    Conrad: You know, if I had a girl, I'd never lie to her.

    Jonah: Yeah? Good luck with that.

  • Melanie: He could still, many years from now, recall the scene in all its detail. The lock of hair she placed behind her ear. The way the washing label stuck out from the neck of her tanktop. The streetlights that went out as they passed Kevin Anderson's house. That strangely familiar smell of damp earth that he couldn't quite place.