Den brysomme mannen (2006)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Jens Lien

Writer:

Per Schreiner (written by)

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

Plot:

Forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job...

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Cellar | Death | Bus | Dinner Party

Awards:

14 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Trond Fausa Aurvaag	...	Andreas
Petronella Barker	...	Anne Britt
Per Schaaning	...	Hugo
Birgitte Larsen	...	Ingeborg
Johannes Joner	...	Håvard
Ellen Horn	...	Trulsen
Anders T. Andersen	...	Harald
Sigve Bøe	...	Liten Mann
Hanne Lindbæk	...	Vigdis
Ivar Lykke	...	Kollega 1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jan Tore Abrahamsen	...	Vaktmester
Tanja Dahlø	...	Kollega 2
Hanne Dieserud	...	Azur Kvinnen
Dag Håvard Engebråten	...	Forvalter 4
Jan Egil Engnes	...	Forvalter 3
Benny Glaerum	...	Forvalter 2
Kirsten Grimstad	...	Nabo 2
Mette K. Haugen	...	Kyssende jente
Svanur Ivarsson	...	Bussjåfør
Bjørn Jenseg	...	Eldre Mann
Anders Kartomten	...	Nabo 1
Johns Kristensen	...	Mann Pâ Do
Aldun G. Magnaes	...	Gutt Somkliner
Gard Petersen	...	Forvalter 1
Severin Roald	...	Ingeborgs nye mann
Jørgen Storm Rosenberg	...	Mann Pâ Perrong
Jo Strømgren	...	Spiddet Mann
Per-Kaare Svendsen	...	Anne Britts nye mann
Annette Teilstad	...	Forvarelsesdame
Sverre Tofte	...	Mann Lik Andreas

Also Known As:

The Bothersome Man (Canada: English title) (festival title)
Vandræðamaðurinn (Iceland)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Norway | Iceland

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Norway:15 | Argentina:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Company:

Sandrew Metronome Norge

Soundtrack:

En Drøm

Superb and imaginative film with a singular vision

One of the best films I've seen in a long time, precise in its vision, and beautiful and highly imaginative in its realization. I can't say much without giving it away, and I don't recommend you actually read that much about this movie before seeing--just see it.

But ah, one must come up with ten lines of text to have a review listed on IMDb. Conundrum. What can I do? Tell you about the film? Nope. Can't do it. I think I enjoyed this movie precisely because saw it with no preconceptions. Please you do the same.

I suppose this can be said: the acting is excellent and understated, and what I have come to love about foreign movies is that the movies are actually about the MOVIES, not the stars.