ReFocus: The Films of Joachim Trier

The first book-length academic study of the work of Norwegian director, Joachim Trier An introduction to Joachim Trier's background, collaborators (including Eskil Vogt), his career, and status as a contemporary auteur An assessment of Trier's standing in contemporary cinema and his cinematic style, made through close and detailed analysis of all his feature films A discussion of central topics in Trier's films, such as memory, place (Oslo in particular), identity, friendship, art, and more An innovative study of cinematic elements such as time, narrative structure, voice-over, dialouge and mise-en-scène This is the first book-length academic study of Norwegian auteur Joachim Trier's films. The book, written by an author who has followed his work closely for ten years, offers an introduction to all five feature films, from his debut Reprise (2006) via Oslo, August 31st (2011), Louder Than Bombs (2015) and Thelma (2017) to his recent success The Worst Person in the Word (2021).