Thelma has been compared to Brian De Palma’s Carrie, but Trier gives his female lead agency whereas Carrie was simply a victim.
Feminist Horror Case Study on Joachim Trier's Thelma
To celebrate the release of Joachim Trier's Thelma, his fourth feature and the Norwegian submission for the 2018 Foreign Language Oscar, we are dedicating a full issue to essays on the film, and interviews with the filmmakers. Here you'll find all of our articles on the film.
Alex Heeney interviews writer Eskil Vogt
Alex Heeney interviews director Joachim Trier
Alex Heeney interviews cinematographer Jakob Ihre
Alex Heeney contextualizes the film within Trier's oeuvre
Orla Smith compares the film to Brian De Palma's Carrie
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With Thelma, Joachim Trier continues to develop his ‘dirty formalism’
Although it is his first foray into genre, Thelma is a continuation of director Joachim Trier’s signature ‘dirty formalism’, and further explores the themes of family dysfunction found in his previous work.
Cinematographer Jakob Ihre on Thelma: ‘Even in fantastical moments, the light is still naturalistic’
Cinematographer Jakob Ihre discusses adapting to shooting on itital, lighting different characters for a thematic purpose, and how production design affects his creative choices.
Director Joachim Trier on his ‘gaze from another place’ in Thelma
Director Joachim Trier on Thelma, the dynamic between the subjective and objective gaze and portraying a dysfunctional father-daughter relationship.
Co-writer Eskil Vogt on Thelma: ‘We’re not happy with movies just being naturalistic. It has to explore cinematic form.’
Co-writer Eskil Vogt discusses approaching genre cinema for the first time, depicting characters’ interiority on screen, and his collaboration with director Joachim Trier.