Intimate drama about a family grieving over their deceased mother/wife. Stars Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert and Amy Ryan.
On the eve...
Intimate drama about a family grieving over their deceased mother/wife. Stars Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert and Amy Ryan.
On the eve of an exhibition honouring noted war photographer Isabelle Reed (Huppert), whose career was cut short in the wake of her untimely death, a father and two sons grapple with her domestic and professional legacy. Flashbacks of Isabelle’s conflated role of wife, mother and photojournalist intermingle with the present-day attempts of the Reeds to manage their grief amid combat of a different kind.
Family patriarch Gene (Byrne) discovers secrets about his late spouse while pursuing a new romance and struggling to connect with teenage son Conrad (Devin Druid), who hides in video games and introspection. Adult son Jonah (Eisenberg) takes leave from academic and married life to organise his mother’s archive, only to slip into reckless behaviour. Past and present coalesce in sharp focus as the surviving Reeds come to terms with love and loss — locating in memories both painful and joyous the skills they need to soldier on…
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73 %129 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
52 %3,101 reviewsAudience score rating
"Manages to be glaringly obvious and admirably subtle in the same breath."
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Variety
Variety"A tasteful grieving-family weepie, it's conceived and performed with utmost sincerity, yet lacks the intemperate human authenticity..."
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Time Out
Time Out"The characters are so carefully drawn that they can feel smaller than life, and the dramatic space they inhabit has a curiously abstract feeling."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A rather silly, pointless and directionless film."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Beneath the well-worn dysfunctional-family setup are bracing observations of the human coping mechanism."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"While it's well acted and has strong moments on a scene-by-scene basis, the film lacks an emotional center, keeping the impact cool and diffuse where it should be affecting."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"...a measured, meditative reflection on grief, memory and identity...."
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FilmInk
FilmInkLouder than Bombs | Details
- Rating
- 15, strong language, nudity, scene of implied sexual violence
- Runtime
- 109
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Norway, France, Denmark
