Tag Archives: Eskil Vogt

The Worst Person In The World review — Norwegian romance births new star

February 17, 2022 flawintheiris

The Worst Person In The World (orig. title: Verdens verste menneske) | Directed by Joachim Trier | Written by Trier and Eskil Vogt | 127 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | On Demand A version of this review originally appeared on FITI in September 2021 when I caught this film at FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival. The third… Read More

#FIN2021 Reviews — Wife Of A Spy, The Worst Person In The World

September 19, 2021 flawintheiris

Wife Of A Spy | Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Written by Kurosawa, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, and Tadashi Nohara | 115 min Kobe, 1940. The military presence in Japan is cracking down on free thinking merchants and amateur filmmakers like Yusaku Fukuhara (Issey Takahashi), who heads to Manchuria with his nephew on a business trip. Is… Read More

Thelma review — A Norwegian queer supernatural thriller? Cool.

November 29, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Joaquim Trier | Written by Trier and Eskil Vogt | 116 min | On Demand We open on a little girl and her father walking in the wintry woods, hunting. A deer appears, and Dad raises his rifle. But instead of aiming at the doe, he points the weapon at his daughter, a… Read More