Thelma (2017 film)

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Thelma
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoachim Trier
Screenplay by
Produced byThomas Robsahm
Starring
  • Eili Harboe
  • Kaya Wilkins
  • Henrik Rafaelsen
  • Ellen Dorrit Petersen
CinematographyJakob Ihre
Edited byOlivier Bugge Coutté
Music byOla Fløttum
Distributed bySF Studios (Scandinavia)
Release dates
Running time
116 minutes
Countries
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • France
LanguageNorwegian
Budget$5.8 million[1]
Box office$1.4 million[2][3]

Thelma is a 2017 Norwegian supernatural horror drama film directed by Joachim Trier. The screenplay was written by Trier and Eskil Vogt. The film stars Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Ellen Dorrit Petersen. Thelma tells the story of a sheltered young woman who discovers she has an inexplicable power that materializes when she feels desire for a female student at her university.

Thelma had its world premiere at the Norwegian International Film Festival on 20 August 2017.[4][5] The film held its international premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival as a Special Presentation screening on 9 September 2017.[6][7][8] It premiered in the United States at Fantastic Fest on 21 September 2017,[9][10][11] followed by the United Kingdom premiere at the BFI London Film Festival as a Cult Gala presentation on 14 October 2017.[12][13][14] The film was released in theatres in Norway on 15 September 2017.

Thelma was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[15][16][17] It did not receive the nomination.[18][19]

Plot

Thelma is a lonely young woman from a religious family who has lived a sheltered life and struggles to make friends. After moving to Oslo to attend university, she meets another student, Anja, and falls in love with her. Thelma soon discovers that her feelings for Anja trigger telekinetic powers.

Cast

  • Eili Harboe as Thelma
    • Grethe Eltervåg as young Thelma
  • Kaya Wilkins as Anja
  • Henrik Rafaelsen as Trond
  • Ellen Dorrit Petersen as Unni

Production

Thelma was produced by Thomas Robsahm of Norwegian production company Motlys, and co-produced by Film Väst, Filmpool Nord and B-Reel (Sweden), Snowglobe Film (Denmark), and Le Pacte (France); with financial support provided by the Norwegian Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Danish Film Institute, Copenhagen Film Fund, Nordic Film & TV Fund, Eurimages, and MEDIA Programme.[20]

Production began on 20 September 2016 and lasted 44 days.[20] Filming locations included Oslo in Norway, and Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Trollhättan and Kiruna in Sweden.[20][21]

The production budget was €5,009,000 (47 million NOK, 5.8 million USD).[1]

Release

Theatrical

Thelma was released theatrically in Norway on 15 September 2017.[22][23] It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2017,[24][25] followed by release in the United States on 10 November 2017.[26][27]

In April 2017, The Orchard acquired the North American distribution rights to the film.[28][29] Distribution rights to the United Kingdom was acquired by Thunderbird Releasing in August 2017.[30]

Home media

The DVD for Region 2 and Blu-ray for Region B was released by SF Studios in Scandinavia on 4 December 2017.[31][32] They were released in the UK by Thunderbird Releasing on 26 February 2018.[citation needed] In Region 1 the DVD was released by Passion River Films on 3 April 2018.[33][34]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Thelma holds an approval rating of 93% based on 125 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Thelma plays with genre tropes in unexpected ways, delivering a thoughtfully twisty supernatural thriller with a lingering impact."[35] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[36] On IndieWire's annual critics poll of best films and performances, Thelma was selected a "Critics Pick" for Best Foreign Language Film.[37]

Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times that Thelma is "a romance, a psychological thriller, a liberation story and a whodunit (and why) ... and most satisfyingly, it plays with the female Gothic ... in which women are at once the victims and agents of change", praising Joachim Trier with having "a great talent for making loneliness visceral and visible, for showing how pain can make the world disappear."[38] In the Los Angeles Times, Justin Chang said the film was a "muted and moody supernatural chiller" that is "thoughtful and beautifully composed" with sequences "that tap into a vividly primal sense of terror."[39]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian described Thelma as "an uncanny accumulation of mood, an ecstasy of disquiet" and the performance by Eili Harboe as "outstandingly good".[40] AfterEllen praised the performance by Harboe as "exhilarating, and incredibly moving", and said that "In a sea of lesbian films that are often repetitive, Thelma explores analytical territory that none other has before."[41]

Bilge Ebiri of The Village Voice described the film's story as moving "away from the monstrous, toward compassion and understanding ... prob[ing] the profound underlying sadness beneath tales of possession" and "makes vivid the protagonist’s loneliness and despair."[42] David Ehrlich wrote in IndieWire that Thelma was a "an ominous, unnerving, and strangely powerful thriller about the most devious of human desires" and "consistently keyed in to the persuasive power of the female body." [43]

The Verge said Thelma was a "quietly beautiful film" and "a thriller that’s scary, sad, and ultimately triumphant", with cinematography that is "visually ... striking throughout".[44] The Hollywood Reporter said it contained "intelligent, measured tone and elegant visual style" and "while the more enigmatic supernatural elements at times veer close to formulaic Hollywood horror tropes, the movie maintains a compelling seriousness, particularly in its consideration of the conflict between sexuality and repression."[45] Variety described the film as "an unnervingly effective slow-burn, and those with the patience for Trier’s patient accumulation of detail will find it pays off in unexpected ways."[46] Margaret Barton-Fumo from Film Comment summarized Thelma as "a romantic film that pays close attention to physical detail", and "Surprisingly tender, [it] proves itself a modern take on the supernatural film."[47]


Box office

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref
Norwegian International Film Festival
20 August 2017
 Norwegian Critics Prize Thelma Won [48][49]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
11 January 2018
 Best Foreign Language Film Thelma Nominated [50][51]
Kosmorama International Film Festival
8 March 2018
 Best Picture Thelma Nominated [52][53]
Best Producer Thomas Robsahm Nominated
Best Director Joachim Trier Nominated
Best Actress Eili Harboe Won
Best Actor Henrik Rafaelsen Won
Best Screenplay Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Nominated
Best Production Design Roger Rosenberg Nominated
Best Film Music Ola Fløttum Won
Best Editing Olivier Bugge Coutts Won
Best Sound Design Gisle Tveito Nominated
GLAAD Media Award
12 April 2018
 Outstanding Film – Limited Release Thelma Nominated [54][55]
Amanda Award
18 August 2018
 Best Norwegian Movie Thelma Nominated [56][57]
Best Director Joachim Trier Nominated
Best Actress Eili Harboe Nominated
Best Actor Henrik Rafaelsen Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kaya Wilkins Nominated
Best Screenplay Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Nominated
Best Cinematography Jakob Ihre Nominated
Best Production Design/Scenography Roger Rosenberg Nominated
Best Visual Effects Esben Syberg (Shortcut) Nominated
Best Music Ola Fløttum Nominated
Best Editing Olivier Bugge Coutts Nominated
Best Sound Design Gisle Tveito Nominated

See also

References

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