The hidden history of the negotiations that led to the Oslo Peace Accords is told in Oslo, an Emmy Award nominee for outstanding television movie. Bartlett Sher’s adaptation of J.T. Rogers’ Tony Award-winning play traces the true story of how two married Norwegian diplomats, Mona Juul and Terje Rød-Larsen — played by Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott — used their connections at the Foreign Ministry and in the Middle East to set up secret back-channel negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians on the neutral ground of the Norwegian capital.
Against all odds, the enemies found common ground and the talks led to the ...
Against all odds, the enemies found common ground and the talks led to the ...
- 8/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The hidden history of the negotiations that led to the Oslo Peace Accords is told in Oslo, an Emmy Award nominee for outstanding television movie. Bartlett Sher’s adaptation of J.T. Rogers’ Tony Award-winning play traces the true story of how two married Norwegian diplomats, Mona Juul and Terje Rød-Larsen — played by Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott — used their connections at the Foreign Ministry and in the Middle East to set up secret back-channel negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians on the neutral ground of the Norwegian capital.
Against all odds, the enemies found common ground and the talks led to the ...
Against all odds, the enemies found common ground and the talks led to the ...
- 8/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Photo: ‘Oslo’/HBO Max When playwright J.T. Rodgers conceptualized the narrative for ‘Oslo’ in 2015 it would originally be built for the stage rather than the screen. This play version of the newly released film would accrue a multitude of awards, culminating in the 2017 Tony Award for Best Play. The play would be heralded as one of the best in modern years as it went on to claim award after award, adding to its already banner reputation. The theatre piece was quickly adapted to screen two years later with Rodgers helming the writing and contemporary Bartlett Sher directing. The result is a meandering mess of horrendous pacing and borderline offensive representations of the Palestinian conflict. Related article: Facebook: Like-Fueled, Ill-Regulated Politically-Charged Abusive Machine Related article: Was The Blockbuster Movie ‘300’ Political Satire in Disguise? ‘Oslo’ is the true story of the 1990’s clandestine peace summit organized by Norweignen Diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen...
- 6/1/2021
- by Tyler Sear
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Perhaps it’s time for another meeting between officials from Israel and Palestine like the series of off-the-books negotiations that took place in Oslo, Norway, back in 1993. Those sessions — conducted in secret over nearly six months, since Israeli policy forbade interacting with or otherwise acknowledging the authority of the Palestinian Liberation Organization — paid off in a very public handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Plo leader Yasser Arafat, photographed with then-u.S. President Bill Clinton.
But the U.S. had little to do with the Oslo Accords, as J.T. Rogers’ Tony-winning play “Oslo” reminded audiences when it premiered at New York’s Lincoln Center Theater in 2016. The discussions were brokered by a nonpartisan Norwegian couple, which provides a uniquely neutral framing device for an in-depth look at the issues concerning both sides. Now, as a recent outbreak of violence in the region reminds how precarious any peace agreement has been,...
But the U.S. had little to do with the Oslo Accords, as J.T. Rogers’ Tony-winning play “Oslo” reminded audiences when it premiered at New York’s Lincoln Center Theater in 2016. The discussions were brokered by a nonpartisan Norwegian couple, which provides a uniquely neutral framing device for an in-depth look at the issues concerning both sides. Now, as a recent outbreak of violence in the region reminds how precarious any peace agreement has been,...
- 5/29/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
“Oslo,” the new HBO film about the back-channel negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization that led to the milestone Oslo Peace Accords, arrives as tensions are at a high in the Middle East.
It’s a moment where the hard work of peacemaking that the film dramatizes is in noticeably short supply, but Bartlett Sher, who makes his feature directing debut with “Oslo,” believes that the message of the movie is even more resonant. Religious, cultural, and political differences will never be bridged if adversaries can’t find a way to have a constructive dialogue, he argues.
Making “Oslo” required a new set of skills for Sher, an acclaimed Broadway director who has guided the stage version of the play to critical acclaim during its New York and London runs and has also overseen Tony-winning productions of “South Pacific,” “The King & I,” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.
It’s a moment where the hard work of peacemaking that the film dramatizes is in noticeably short supply, but Bartlett Sher, who makes his feature directing debut with “Oslo,” believes that the message of the movie is even more resonant. Religious, cultural, and political differences will never be bridged if adversaries can’t find a way to have a constructive dialogue, he argues.
Making “Oslo” required a new set of skills for Sher, an acclaimed Broadway director who has guided the stage version of the play to critical acclaim during its New York and London runs and has also overseen Tony-winning productions of “South Pacific,” “The King & I,” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.
- 5/27/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
“Oslo” tells the story behind the iconic photo of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasir Arafat shaking hands on the White House lawn in 1993. The new TV movie from HBO dramatizes the top-secret negotiations that led to the historic Oslo Accords, a milestone in the ever-winding road to peace in the Middle East.
The movie is an adaptation of J.T. Rogers’s Tony-winning play of the same name, which centers on the Norweigan couple who brought representatives from Israel and Palestine together for the back-channel meetings that would eventually culminate in the signing of the Oslo Accords, the first formal mutual recognition between Israel and the Plo.
As with any based-on-a-true-story flick, the subjects’ lives are much fuller than a two-hour narrative can afford to flesh out. Before you stream “Oslo,” read up on some of the real people behind the historical drama.
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The movie is an adaptation of J.T. Rogers’s Tony-winning play of the same name, which centers on the Norweigan couple who brought representatives from Israel and Palestine together for the back-channel meetings that would eventually culminate in the signing of the Oslo Accords, the first formal mutual recognition between Israel and the Plo.
As with any based-on-a-true-story flick, the subjects’ lives are much fuller than a two-hour narrative can afford to flesh out. Before you stream “Oslo,” read up on some of the real people behind the historical drama.
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- 5/26/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
"Our countries live in the past... Both obsessing over what we have lost... Let us find a way to live in the present. HBO has debuted the full-length trailer for a riveting movie titled Oslo, based on the Tony award-winning play by J. T. Rogers which opened on Broadway in 2017. We posted the teaser trailer a few weeks back, and this full trailer is even more intriguing. An emotional, eye-opening look at this historic meeting. Oslo recounts the true-life, previously secret, back-channel negotiations in the development of the pivotal 1990s Oslo Peace Accords between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization. "In the face of conflict, they sought peace. Based on the remarkable true story of the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords." The film stars Ruth Wilso as Mona Juul, Andrew Scott as Terje Rød-Larsen, and cast including Jeff Wilbusch, Salim Dau, Waleed Zuaiter, Igal Naor, Doval'e Glickman, Rotem Keinan, and Itzik Cohen.
- 5/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"The Oslo channel began with the hopes of creating a dialogue... If this fails, lives will be ruined." HBO has unveiled the first teaser trailer for a film titled Oslo, based on the Tony award-winning play by J. T. Rogers which opened on Broadway in 2017. This is directed by a Tony award-winning stage director, from a script by the original writer, making this very much theater-for-the-screen. Oslo recounts the true-life, previously secret, back-channel negotiations in the development of the pivotal 1990s Oslo Peace Accords between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization. "In the face of conflict, they sought peace. Based on the remarkable true story of the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords." The film stars Ruth Wilso as Mona Juul, Andrew Scott as Terje Rød-Larsen, with a full cast including Jeff Wilbusch, Salim Dau, Waleed Zuaiter, Igal Naor, Doval'e Glickman, Rotem Keinan, and Itzik Cohen. This is looking pretty darn good, especially...
- 4/27/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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