A surreal nightmare of gleaming surfaces and razor-sharp edges, The Bothersome Man unfolds in a sterile city where nothing is quite as it seems.
The Bothersome Man (2007)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:4
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Bothersome Man is a surreal, comedic meditation, thoughtfully and skillfully made.
Synopsis: Andreas (42) awakens on a bus. He has no idea where he comes from nor where he’s going. The bus pulls up at a run-down bus stop, where a friendly little man greets him and drives him into town in a... Andreas (42) awakens on a bus. He has no idea where he comes from nor where he’s going. The bus pulls up at a run-down bus stop, where a friendly little man greets him and drives him into town in a small car. Everything has been prepared for his arrival: a job, clothes and an apartment. But something isn’t quite right. The inhabitants of the city all seem strangely unemotional. He constantly sees Caretakers (a kind of omnipresent handymen) cleaning up and hiding anything that’s out of place in the well-functioning city. Andreas grows more and more uncomfortable, and in the end gets exhausted by the meaningless discussions about redecorating and choice of colors - the only topics people around him address. He tries to escape, but there’s no way out of the city... -- © Cannes Film Festival [More]
Starring: Trond Fausa Aurvag, Petronella Barker, Per Schanning, Birgitte Larsen
Starring: Trond Fausa Aurvag, Petronella Barker, Per Schanning, Birgitte Larsen, Johannes Joner, Ellen Horn, Anders T Andersen
Director: Jens Lien
Director: Jens Lien
Screenwriter: Per Schreiner
Producer: Jørgen Storm Rosenberg
Composer: Ginge Anvik
Studio: Film Movement
Reviews for The Bothersome Man
It's a delectable premise, rendered with smooth efficiency but we never really get beneath the surface of this shallow parallel reality.
This Ikea-furnished existential crisis marks Lien out as a talent to watch for the future.
A few flaws but this is visually captivating and psychologically disturbing.
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