This tingle I feel from Louder than Bombs is overshadowed somewhat by the bummer of realizing the 50-second teaser is better than almost every movie at the All-American multiplex right now. So imagine the gloom-clouded thrill I get from these 5 minutes of clips.
An upcoming exhibition celebrating photographer Isabelle Reed three years after her untimely death, brings her eldest son Jonah back to the family house – forcing him to spend more time with his father Gene and withdrawn younger brother Conrad than he has in years. With the three of them under the same roof, Gene tries desperately to connect with his two sons, but they struggle to reconcile their feelings about the woman they remember so differently.
Directed by Joachim Trier. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Isabelle Huppert, Gabriel Byrne and Amy Ryan. Cinematographer Jakob Ihre also shot Trier’s haunting character study Oslo, August 31st. Louder than Bombs is the 3rd collaboration between the director and co-writer Eskil Vogt.
