Chrmd Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 A lesbian horror film has been submitted for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars 2018. Thelma, which will be released this week, has been submitted by Norwegian film bosses and could become the first film of its type to win the accolade. Directed by Joachim Trier, it tells the story of a college-aged girl who leaves her overprotective parents to go to university in Oslo. As well as dealing with supernatural unexplained seizures, the film explores Thelma’s coming to terms with her attraction to women while trying to please her conservative Christian parents. Thelma will be the first lesbian horror film to be nominated for an Oscar if Norway’s submission is successful. It has already received praise from a number of critics, including Newsweek, which likened the film to the critically acclaimed It Follows. The film has also been applauded for Trier’s efforts to create a film whose hero isn’t the same “white, straight man”. The film has been described as a coming of age story, with The Verge going so far as to say it is a story about the “terror of growing up”. Thelma’s conservative parents want to suppress her supernatural powers and fix her seizures, but when she feels attraction toward a fellow female student, her powers begin to grow stronger, with The Verge describing the film as having a “powerful sensuality”. Source Quote Link to comment
Chrmd Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 I'm yet to watch it, but as a avid lover of horror films... I definitely can't wait to see it Quote Link to comment
RayBlac Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Yay, me too! After watching, send to me so I can watch it too. 😉😊 Quote Link to comment
Moderators kimi Posted November 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2017 Nice! I will look out for it. Thanks for this @Chrmd Quote Link to comment
Txunamy Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Can't wait to watch it.. Horror flicks! Chick flicks! You got me right there. Quote Link to comment
Hawken Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Damn I hate horror films. I'll probably never watch this 😞 Quote Link to comment
Chrmd Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 On 11/15/2017 at 7:36 AM, Rachel said: Yay, me too! After watching, send to me so I can watch it too. 😉😊 KK 1 Quote Link to comment
Hipstar Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Is it out yet? Where do I get it to download? Not on O2tvseries Quote Link to comment
VINA Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Wish it would be on cinema so I and a date would go see it or something. The cinema experience and sound with a horror movie would be bone chilling.. mehn, goosebumps. Quote Link to comment
Txunamy Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Aha! I saw this movie yesterday. While watching it, I kept thinking of where I had previously seen the title of the movie. Here it is! It's a lovely fantasy/drama. I don't have strength for reviews now, but I'll give it a 7/10 just to be fair. Quote Link to comment
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