Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Ryan
Storyline
An upcoming exhibition celebrating photographer Isabelle Reed three years after her untimely death, brings her eldest son Jonah back to the family house - forcing him to spend more time with his father Gene and withdrawn younger brother Conrad than he has in years. With the three of them under the same roof, Gene tries desperately to connect with his two sons, but they struggle to reconcile their feelings about the woman they remember so differently.
Writers: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Jesse Eisenberg, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Ryan, Jesse Eisenberg, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne, Ruby Jerins, David Strathairn, Isabelle Huppert, Megan Ketch, Charlie Rose, Devin Druid, Peter Mark Kendall, Harry Ford, Venus Schultheis, Sean Cullen, Suzanne Savoy, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg -
Jonah
Rachel Brosnahan -
Erin
Amy Ryan -
Hannah Brennan
Gabriel Byrne -
Gene Reed
Ruby Jerins -
Melanie
David Strathairn -
Richard Weissman
Isabelle Huppert -
Isabelle Joubert Reed
Megan Ketch -
Amy Reed
Charlie Rose -
Himself -TV show host
Devin Druid -
Conrad Reed
Peter Mark Kendall -
Grad Student
Harry Ford -
Ralph
Venus Schultheis -
Miriam
Sean Cullen -
Lars Hecht
Suzanne Savoy -
Documentary Narration VO
Country: Norway, France, Denmark
Language: English, French
Release Date: 3 Jan 2015
Filming Locations: Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $11,000,000
(estimated)
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Trivia:
A New York reporter posted on Twitter (August, 2014) a casting call ad for this movie that he found in some places in New York. It read "Looking for a Young Jesse Eisenberg for the feature film Louder Than Bombs directed by Joachim Trier shooting in October (2013) in the NY area. Must be 6-10 years-old; Blue eyes; fair skinned/no acting experience necessary!" The ad included a young picture of Eisenberg, and an e-mail to contact for more information and to submit a recent picture. Julian Murdoch was selected for the role. See more »
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Rating: 8/10
Acclaimed Norwegian filmmakers Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt has done
another profound film which will be talked about in years to come. This
film was chosen for the main program at this years Cannes festival,
after Trier's last movie was shown in the festivals' "Un certain
regard"- program. Joachim Triers grandad, Erik Løchen, participated in
the main program with his acclaimed "Jakten"/"The hunt" in 1960, and
Lars von Trier is also said to be a distant relative, though I haven't
found the proof of that.
In this drama we meet the men, and the woman (Isabelle Huppert) of
which their life has circled around. The mother died a couple of years
ago in a car accident after colliding with a meeting trailer. The
husband (Gabriel Byrne), which is a teacher, and the two sons has moved
on, and we come into their lives when there is to be a memorial
exhibition for her, when the oldest son (Jesse Eisenberg) just see his
first kid being born at the hospital, and the youngest (Devin Druid) is
seemingly living in his own world and in the video games he plays.
The film must be interpreted by each viewer, and will mean different
thing to each one giving time to this film, but I would say the film is
about awareness in your own life, as well as the difficulty in living
together with other persins, especially if you don't have the
communication needed.
The film is also from time to time bringing you into the thought of all
the main persons, and especially into the youngest son's stream of
consciousness of weird thoughts. The three men communicate, but are all
keeping secrets from each other. These secrets seem more or less
profound for each of them, and are all stories which should be told.
How this all unravels is the excitement and tension of the film.
Well, go watch it! The film has capability to both be life changing and
food for thought, and I liked it on that basis. I was expecting the
film to have a stronger emotional impact on me, which disappointed me a
little, but it sure will do that to others, depending on life
experiences.
The style has obviously been very influenced by several great film
makers, amongst them, some of the French masters. An obvious reference
to me was Louis Malle's masterpiece "Le feu follet", and Luis Bunuel's
"The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie", but there's many more.
We've just seen the start of the magic to come out of the friendship
between Joachim Trier and fellow script writer and filmmaker Eskil
Vogt. I sense there are great films to come out of this cooperation.
Well worth a watch, but don't expect an action movie. Be ready to use
your head.
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