Louder Than Bombs (2015)
Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's older son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up in - and for the first time in a very long time, the father and the two brothers are living under the same roof.
- Joachim Trier
- Jean-Paul Chreky
- Joachim Trier
- Eskil Vogt
Rating: 6.5/10 by 325 users
Alternative Title:
Plus fort que les bombes - FR
响亮的秘密 - CN
比炸弹更响 - CN
Más Fuerte Que las Bombas - MX
라우더 댄 밤즈 - KR
El amor es más fuerte que las bombas - ES
Country:
Denmark
France
Norway
United States of America
Language:
English
Français
Runtime: 01 hour 45 minutes
Budget: $11,000,000
Revenue: $1,400,000
Plot Keyword: new york city, sibling relationship, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, war photographer, grieving widower, grief, car accident, death of mother, father son reunion, existentialism, new york times, death of wife
> A family in the grief, at a different level. A multi-nationally produced film, especially you can call it a European product, but an English language film that takes place in the New York. The story of a husband and two sons of the famed war photographer who recently died in a car crash. So the film is focused to tell how they are going to cope with their loss, especially the little brother who has differences with his father. They all kind of drifted away from each other, but without an alternate they have to come together to go through it. This is not a usual mourning theme, but sometimes I felt they forgot they're in mourning. Because the narration quickly shifts to various topics like the birth of a child, a new affair and trying to impress the girl whom the boy has a crush. So with all this, I completely witnessed a different type of film than what it had said. That's not bad, just a refreshing and with constant moving back and forth in in time to disclose some key events. Mainly the portrayal splits into three to cover those three family members and each has its own specialty. Something like a film for older people, middle-aged and teens, all the these contents smartly joined together. Apart from the good show from the cast, the director did his best as usual, but this is not up to the par with his other works. For a watch this film definitely would do good. Since it's not a Hollywood, you won't have to worry about American film clichés, because it was developed much better and ends better. 6/10