Joachim Trier can seemingly do it all. Adept at playing with form, the Norwegian auteur has masterfully directed a lesbian teen-horror Thelma , a swirling meditation on grief Louder than Bombs , a heroin-related drama Oslo, August 31st , and a snappy comedy about rival novelists Reprise. For his latest film, though, Trier has broken into the mainstream by tackling a fifth, more ambitious genre: the romantic comedy.
Julie Renate Reinsve is a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to leave her. She went to medical school but yearns to be a journalist, a photographer, and perhaps something else. Her boyfriend, played by Anders Danielsen Lie, is 15 years older and a celebrated cartoonist; meanwhile, the more age-appropriate guy in her life is more fun but less ambitious.
So, everyone, basically. This is cinema to me. You went to film school in London. So are there any British romcoms to shout out? But I loved Notting Hill , and I still do. They feel they have control, particularly when it comes to choosing partners, and they all fall on their ass.
Full Moon In Paris is insightful, sad, and funny. A big journey for many of us is finding that space of self-acceptance. We love Julia Roberts.
So no disrespect in any way. This is the power of cinema. We choose a different path. I love that. The film implies that she still needs Javier Bardem to find happiness. To me, that sense of musicality is really exciting in cinema.
