Adrian Rawlins tries to help younger brother Jamie Sives who repeatedly tries to kill himself; Shirley Henderson and daughter (played by Lisa McKinley in her only role) become involved in life at the bookshop they own.
Film is injected with dour Scottish humour and it's therefore perhaps a surprise to see it was written by two Danes, Scherfig and Anders Thomas Jensen. Loved the giveaway line spoken by the girl "Will you be sleeping in Wilbur's old room?" and the twist involving the river near the end.
Mads Mikkelsen plays a sardonic psychiatrist; Julia Davis an over-friendly nurse.
It's beautiful.
No comments:
Post a Comment