Yes, the Joachim Trier film fest continues. I re-watched his Oslo, 31 August, which is simply a wonderful and powerful film. It is the second film in his Oslo trilogy, sandwiched between 2006's Reprise and 2021's The Worst Person in the World, the latter of which, sadly, I haven't seen yet. Oslo, 31 August follows the day of recovering drug addict Anders, played brilliantly by Anders Danielsen Lie, on one day as he is released from his expensive rehabilitation center for a job interview. He runs into many of his old friends, and tragically but not surprisingly many of his past problems, as he comes to grips with the pain he has caused others. The film includes so many brutal emotional gut punches, and the ending is brilliant and painful, but also true to itself. Very highly recommended.
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