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Starring: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinley, Mads Mikkelson
| Thirty-something brothers Wilbur and Harbour (Sives and Rawlins) inherit their father's failing used bookstore in Glasgow. Severely depressed, Wilbur keeps trying to commit suicide while his stable, sensible brother saves and takes care of him. Alice, a single mom who works as a cleaning lady at the hospital, regularly comes to sell books left by the patients. Harbour tries to fix her up with Wilbur, but falls in love with and marries her himself. Her little girl Mary takes to Wilbur (as does Alice) even as he makes halfhearted attempts to find a girlfriend, often with hilarious results. Superficially bleak, this 2002 Danish film (with English dialogue) is a beautiful and richly character-driven tale with terrific acting: Sives resembles a scruffy Robert Downey Jr., and Henderson (the alcoholic ingenue from "Topsy-Turvy" and Moaning Myrtle in the second Harry Potter film) is also wonderful. "Wilbur" had only festival exposure in the UK and U.S. in the winter of 2003-04, but is scheduled for limited U.S. release in the spring of 2004. Deeply moving and enjoyable. | ||
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Plot Time/era of movie: - present (2000-2010) Romance/Love/Hugging Yes Kind of romance: - love triangle/polygon Family, caring for sick? Yes Who is sick? - Brother because he/she is - clinically depressed Job/Profession/Poverty Story? Yes Job: Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - mentally ill Hair color? - brunette (Black) Hair type - (man) short/standard straight Body type - (man) average Unclothed? - Chest Events of movie makes character more... - happy Ethnicity/Nationality How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Physique - average physique Secondary Main Character Identity: - Male Hair color - brunette (Brown) Hair style - (man) short/standard straight Body type - (man) average build Unclothed? - chest How much in movie? - 60% Ethnicity/Nationality - British Main Adversary Identity: - general circumstances Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK City? Yes City: Misc setting Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Movie makes you feel... - spiritual Sex/nudity in movie? Yes What kind of sex: - kissing - sex under blankets Non-American film? Yes What language? - English Subtitles? - No Any profanity? - Occasional swearing |
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