Louder Than Bombs

2015
R
1h 49m

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6.6/10

14K

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Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert, Jesse Eisenberg, and Devin Druid in Louder Than Bombs (2015)

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The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer.The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer.The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

14K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 12 wins & 10 nominations total

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'Louder Than Bombs': Party in School

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Trivia
Conrad and Jonah watch a scene from an old movie in which his father Gene stars as actor. This is a scene from an actual movie titled Hello Again (1987), starring Shelley Long and Gabriel Byrne.

Quotes
Isabelle: One morning you're over there doing something you feel is important, but it's hard as well, you know? You can't wait to go back home. Then finally you're there. You always arrive exhausted, having changed plans like four times.

Connections
Featured in Isabelle Huppert: Message personnel (2020)

Soundtracks
Nocturne N°20 in C sharp minor, op. posth.
Composed by Frédéric Chopin (1830) (as F. Chopin)
Performed by Claudio Arrau
(P)1978 Universal International Music B.V.

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Indecipherable, aimless drivel

This film tells the story of a father and his two teenage sons, who core cope with the untimely death of their wife / mother due to a traffic accident. Their grief is further complicated by a breakdown on communication.

I tried very hard to understand the story, but honestly I didn't understand a thing. "Louder Than Bombs" tries to tell a story of a dysfunctional family, but it ends up being an aimless drivel. I have no idea what the story is trying to convey. It jumps between the past and present inexplicably, and there is little continuity and connection between the past and present. And what's the fascination with decomposition of bodies? Those scenes are just plain gross. Perhaps the scenes are there to be provocative, but they simply alienate viewers from the film. Furthermore, it is not interesting to see teenagers sulk all the time. I regret having wasted my time watching this indecipherable collage of scenes.