Louder Than Bombs

"Break the silence."

2015 1h 49m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 391

Drama

Synopsis

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Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's elder son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up in — and for the first time in a very long time, the father and the two brothers are living under the same roof.

“Break the silence.”

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Cast

Gabriel Byrne
Gene Reed
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Reed
Jesse Eisenberg
Jonah Reed
Devin Druid
Conrad Reed
Amy Ryan
Hannah Brennan
Ruby Jerins
Melanie
Megan Ketch
Amy Reed
David Strathairn
Richard Weissman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joachim Trier
Writers: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Languages: English, French
Countries: Norway, United States of America, France, Denmark

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MONEY

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Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Norway, United States of America, France, Denmark.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joachim Trier, shot by Jakob Ihre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ola Fløttum. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Olivier Bugge Coutté shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Gabriel Byrne and Isabelle Huppert and Jesse Eisenberg carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joachim Trier directs. Jakob Ihre behind the camera. Ola Fløttum scores. Olivier Bugge Coutté cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Norway, United States of America, France, Denmark. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4International production across 4 countries: Norway, United States of America, France, Denmark.
5Directed by Joachim Trier, shot by Jakob Ihre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ola Fløttum. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Olivier Bugge Coutté shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Gabriel Byrne and Isabelle Huppert and Jesse Eisenberg carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Break the silence.".
10IMDB entry: tt2217859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "new york city", "sibling relationship", "parent child relationship", "loss of loved one".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jakob Ihre
Original score: Ola Fløttum
Editing: Olivier Bugge Coutté
Production design: Molly Hughes
Costume design: Emma Potter
Makeup / hair: R. Cory McCutcheon
VFX supervisor: Esben Syberg
Stunt coordinator: Chris Barnes
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $11,000,000
Box office: $1,400,000
Return: 13% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Louder Than Bombs (2015)

Awards

Nordic Council Film Prize

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Reno2016-09-01
★ 6/10
A family in the grief, at a different level. A multi-nationally produced film, especially you can call it a European product, but an English language film that takes place in the New York. The story of a husband and two sons of the famed war photographer who recently died in a car crash. So the film is focused to tell how they are going to cope with their loss, especially the little brother who has differences with his father. They all kind of drifted away from each other, but without an alternate they have to come together to go through it. This is not a usual mourning theme, but sometimes I felt they forgot they're in mourning. Because the narration quickly shifts to various topics like the birth of a child, a new affair and trying to impress the girl whom the boy has a crush. So with all this, I completely witnessed a different type of film than what it had said. That's not bad, just a refreshing and with constant moving back and forth in in time to disclose some key events. Mainly the portrayal splits into three to cover those three family members and each has its own specialty. Something like a film for older people, middle-aged and teens, all the these contents smartly joined together. Apart from the good show from the cast, the director did his best as usual, but this is not up to the par with his other works. For a watch this film definitely would do good. Since it's not a Hollywood, you won't have to worry about American film clichés, because it was developed much better and ends better. 6/10

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