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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Lone Scherfig |
| Stars: |
Jamie Sives |
| Actors: |
Susan Vidler |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Family Interaction |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
758445906622 |
| Release Date: |
2004 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 49min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 49min
Release Company: Showtime Entertainment (December 28, 2004)
UPC: 758445906622 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 49min
Release Company: Showtime Entertainment (December 28, 2004)
UPC: 758445906639 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Lone Scherfig |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/26/2004, p.E22, Kenneth Turan): "[An] unusual and unusually moving film..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Danish director Lone Scherfig presents her second Dogme-style film, following her sweet and subtly brilliant ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS, with this English-language drama set in Glasgow, Scotland. The charmingly dilapidated used bookstore where most of the film takes place creates an atmosphere of comforting humility. However, the plot stands in direct contrast to that, laying a depressing blanket of helplessness over the generally likeable, attractive characters. Wilbur (Jamie Sives) does not really want to kill himself but he keeps his older brother Harbour (Adrian Rawlins) very busy trying to prevent his disingenuous suicide attempts. When Wilbur is rejected by the therapists at the counseling center, Harbour accepts him as a roommate, taking on the responsibility of preserving his brother's life. Wilbur's perpetual foul mood and misanthropy permeate Harbour's otherwise kind and hopeful persona. He even manages to ruin Harbour's wedding to a needy single mother (Shirley Henderson). To the extent that suicid... |
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