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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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Thelma, Joachim Trier, Eili Harboe

Orla Smith / November 5, 2019

Thelma is more than just a modern Carrie

Thelma has been compared to Brian De Palma’s Carrie, but Trier gives his female lead agency whereas Carrie was simply a victim. This is an excerpt from our …

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Thelma, Joachim Trier

Alex Heeney / November 25, 2017

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 …

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Alex Heeney / November 22, 2017

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 …

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Thelma, Joachim Trier, Eili Harboe

Alex Heeney / November 21, 2017

Director Joachim Trier on his ‘gaze from another place’ in Thelma

In this interview, director Joachim Trier discusses Thelma, the dynamic between the subjective and objective gaze, portraying a dysfunctional father-daughter …

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Thelma, Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier, Eili Harboe

Alex Heeney / November 20, 2017

Co-writer Eskil Vogt on Thelma: ‘We’re not happy with movies just being naturalistic. It has to explore cinematic form.’

In this interview, co-writer Eskil Vogt discusses approaching genre cinema for the first time in Thelma, depicting characters’ interiority on screen, and his …

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