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Actors: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinley, Mads Mikkelson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself |
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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.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself |
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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:
- businessman, saving a faltering
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
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
- British
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:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Misc setting
- mental hospital
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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