Thelma, raised in isolation, wanders through the partying social atmosphere of college like a prim little wraith. Although she studies Biology, that most earthy of subjects, she appears so insubstantial that a. Can Thelma unearth a denied truth behind the stinging temptation?
Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier blends genres in this Supernatural Thriller crossed with a Coming-Of-Age Drama. Thelma Review: The Perks of Being a Supernatural Wallflower. Yet Thelma creates an uncanny accumulation of mood, an ecstasy of disquiet, like the film's Eili Harboe's performance as Thelma is outstandingly good.
Thelma is a shy young woman who has just. Read Common Sense Media's Thelma and Louise review, age rating, and parents guide. Thelma mirrors life: It's beautiful, mysterious, painful and confusing. Thelma may be a movie that winds up being sold on the idea that there is a girl with superpowers in it, but this really is a movie that is so much more. Thelma knows little about her own curious (and curiouser) identity when the movie begins. Today's review includes one of my favorite little-known storytelling devices.
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Thelma, the character, has desires, but her Christian upbringing won't allow her to indulge them. "Satan Corrupts Christian Father's Daughter". Joachim Trier's psychological thriller is an unnervingly effective slow-burn. We first see Thelma (Grethe Eltervag) as a young girl in a prologue, out deer hunting with her father.
Thelma ( Eili Harboe) is a shy girl finding it hard to make friends, and on the receiving end of Thelma is an example of a wonderful type of fantasy/sci-fi film, the sort of movie that both clearly deals in. Read the Empire Movie review of Thelma and Louise. Thelma's transition into a paranormal thriller doesn't complicate its initially potent character study. Supernatural thriller Thelma is both subtle and strange: EW review. 'Thelma' Review: Ingmar Bergman Meets Stephen King in Joachim Trier's Beguiling Lesbian Horror Movie.