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Hazle 2021-12-16 08:01:02
Movies my dad might like
This is a film jointly produced by Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, so it is rare for me to watch a subtitled movie in a London cinema.
The four middle-aged old friends all work as teachers in a small town school and lead a lifeless teaching life day after day. A birthday party talked about a...
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Bethany 2021-12-16 08:01:02
Stealing the limelight
The processing of the virtual-real relationship of the theme is out of balance.
Theoretically speaking, alcohol is futility, midlife crisis is real, alcohol is only the fuse, and fatigue and dissatisfaction with life are the real internal causes. But wine is too overwhelming in this film, and even...
Morten Thunbo
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Melody 2022-03-28 09:01:03
The film is based on a play written by Winterberg while working at Vienna's Burgtheater. Another inspiration came from Winterberg's own daughter, Ida, who told stories about the drinking culture of Denmark's youth. However, four days after filming, Ada was killed in a car accident. Following the tragedy, the script was reworked, shifting from a drinking theme to a celebration of vitality. Middle-aged male teachers initially possessed overwhelming power, which was reflected in the conservative and rigid teaching process in the classroom. Moderate drinking was originally for the release of some kind of vitality, whether it was the vitality of language, sense of humor or better communication skills. To save Martin's troubled marriage. But when the failure came, he stopped the loss in time. This process also witnessed how the vitality of adolescent children reversely activated the dead world of middle-aged people, especially the climax of the jazz and ballet carnival near the port at the end. The awakening of the flower girls rushing from the street car is not only their graduation ceremony, but also the "another round" turning point of the uncles' mid-life crisis.
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Emerson 2021-12-16 08:01:02
Suitable for drinking and watching. Paralysis and pain → drunken pleasure.
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Martin: Josse, there's an election with three candidates, so who do you vote for? No. 1: He is partially paralyzed from polio. He has hypertension. He's anemic and suffers from an array of serious illnesses. He lies if it suits his purpose and consults astrologists on his politics. He cheats on his wife, chain-smokes, and drinks too many martinis. No. 2: He's overweight, and he's already lost three elections. He suffers from depression and has had two heart attacks. He's impossible to work with and smokes cigars non-stop. And every night when he goes to bed, he drinks incredible amounts of champagne, cognac, port, whiskey, and adds two sleeping pills before dozing off. The last one, No. 3: He's a highly decorated war hero. He treats women with respect. He loves animals, never smokes, and only has a beer on rare occasions. Josse, who do you vote for? Josse: The last one. Martin: The last one, No. 3? And the rest of you? Students: Yes, No. 3. Martin: Oh boy! You just discarded Franklin D. Roosevelt... Winston L. Churchill... and thankfully you elected this guy.
[reveals a photo of Adolf Hitler]
Martin: Students: Hitler? Martin: Focus! It's funny, but there's a point to this, which is important and which I hope you'll understand someday: the world is never as you expect.
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Sebastian: The conception of anxiety was it? Well, Kierkegaard's concept of anxiety illustrates how a human being deals with the notion of failing.
Peter: And even more importantly?
Sebastian: With having failed, you must accept yourself as fallible in order to love others and life.
Peter: Sebastian, can you give us an example?
Sebastian: Yes, I myself have failed.
