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'Thelma' trivia and fun facts
Between script and improvisation
In the work with the actors, Joachim Trier would record a scene as planned by the script, and later he would film a new one more free where the actors could explore improvisation.
Cinemascope
This is the first time the director works in Cinemascope format.
Another wedding
Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Henrik Rafaelsen, who play Thelma's parents, also portrayed a married couple in 'Blind'.
Studies
Eili Harboe who plays Thelma studies at the same University as her role. She studies art history.
To the Oscars
'Thelma' was the chosen film to represent Norway at the 90th Academy Awards.
Influences
Among the model noted by Joachim Trier in the creation of 'Thelma', he mentions the gallio, horror 60's Italian films, Alfred Hitchcock, Brian de Palma or Stephen King's works, 'Carrie' or 'Firestarter'.
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