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2006

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40-year-old Andreas (Trond Fausa Aurvag) steps off a bus into a strange city, with no memory of how he got there. It all seems familiar: people are polite, go to work, have dinner parties, go out and have sex, but no-one seems to connect or even enjoy themselves. It isn't long before Andreas marries attractive interior designer .. Read more

Starring	Trond Fausa Aurvaag, Petronella Barker, Per Schaaning, Birgitte Larsen
Director	Jens Lien
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- Hell is furnished by IKEA in this grimly chucklesome absurdist fable from Norwegian writer Per Schreiner and director... read more on Time Out
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- - Ben Walters
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  Very Bothersome indeed
  
  I've just watched this at the cinema, what a fantastic film, The Norwegians certainly do have a black sense of humour, in places this film has you recoiling... read more »
  
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  - Jace
  - 36 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 09 Aug 2007 at 20:51
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  - 7
  The bothersome film!!!!
  
  This film seems pointless to me I cant think of anything I liked less. I decided not to waste my time after the first ten minutes when I realised there were ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Oct 2011 at 18:48
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  Uneasy... unfinished?
  
  Started really well, I was loving the imagery and uneasy feel. LOVED the vacuous interiors catalogue studying office workers, very dry humour, mixed with ... read more »
  
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- - Kelii
  - 2 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 12 Apr 2011 at 22:35
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  Kafka just got darker
  
  A Norwegian comedy - go figure! Naturally being Norwegian, the comedy is dystopian and dry and while it occasionally tries to force itself into broader Jeunet-... read more »
  
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- - Bwildfoot
  - 25 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Dec 2010 at 11:08
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  Let down by a dissapointing ending
  
  The set-up is fantastic: a man arrives at a strange town in strange circumstances. He is then increasingly distressed by strange goings-on and the strangeness ... read more »
  
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- - BigMeUp
  - 268 reviews
  - Midlands, UK
  - 07 Aug 2010 at 01:59
- - 3
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  very watchable
  
  Beautifully put together, stylish, great soundtrack, controlled colour palette..thought provoking with a slight feel of 1984. Certainly well crafted and ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 13 May 2010 at 23:47
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  happiness for Lynch fans
  
  I nice surreal black comedy with a touch of the Lynch's a dash of Raimi and a sniff of Prisoner.Doesn't quite hit the heights to be a cult classic but ... read more »
  
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- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 18 Apr 2010 at 22:46
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  Avoid
  
  This film seems to be a victim of its own success. Using a great location and filming it in a way that gives it a washed-out look they successfully create a ... read more »
  
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- - Robbiedjude
  - 86 reviews
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  - 13 Nov 2009 at 22:23
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  The Bothersome Man
  
  I couldn't really engage with this film. I couldn't connect with the central character suffering from memory loss, which seems to be a condition which I... read more »
  
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- - Ragmule
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  - London
  - 29 Jul 2009 at 10:51
- - 4
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  Battle Against The Bland
  
  From the opening scene featuring cinema's most dispassionate snogging session, 'The Bothersome Man' was to be humorous, thought-provoking, and above... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 13 Jun 2009 at 23:50
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  Utter Rubbish
  
  Had no patience for this rubbish film. Do not waste your time.
  
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  Very Bothersome indeed
  
  I've just watched this at the cinema, what a fantastic film, The Norwegians certainly do have a black sense of humour, in places this film has you recoiling... read more »
  
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  - Jace
  - 36 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 09 Aug 2007 at 20:51
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  What a fabulous film
  
  One of the best films I have seen in a long time. Beautiful, moving, intelligent.
  
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  - St Leonards on Sea
  - 05 May 2008 at 21:27
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  Still bothersome
  
  This is a really engaging film..some people would brand it as slow and difficult to comprehend. The truth is that it is a great film because you have to do most... read more »
  
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  - Harwich
  - 17 Aug 2008 at 12:33
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  Battle Against The Bland
  
  From the opening scene featuring cinema's most dispassionate snogging session, 'The Bothersome Man' was to be humorous, thought-provoking, and above... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 13 Jun 2009 at 23:50
- - 3
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  Fascinating
  
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  This film has stayed with me for weeks after viewing. Is he dead? Is he alive? So many questions left to ponder from this film that pokes at the superficial ... read more »
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 04 Aug 2008 at 21:29
- - 3
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  very watchable
  
  Beautifully put together, stylish, great soundtrack, controlled colour palette..thought provoking with a slight feel of 1984. Certainly well crafted and ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 13 May 2010 at 23:47
- - 2
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  Interesting idea well reailsed
  
  This is an excellent and interesting attack on the emptiness of consumerism (I assume that's what it's about anyway). A briliant premise is very well ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 27 Aug 2008 at 15:29
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  Lingers...
  
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  Low-key and slow to unfold, if you stay with it, this film will disturb and stay with you longer than any Hollywood gore-fest. The ending is truly brutal and ... read more »
  
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  - St. Leonards-on-Sea
  - 07 Sep 2008 at 23:37
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  happiness for Lynch fans
  
  I nice surreal black comedy with a touch of the Lynch's a dash of Raimi and a sniff of Prisoner.Doesn't quite hit the heights to be a cult classic but ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 884603
- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 18 Apr 2010 at 22:46
- - 2
  - 0
  Kafka just got darker
  
  A Norwegian comedy - go figure! Naturally being Norwegian, the comedy is dystopian and dry and while it occasionally tries to force itself into broader Jeunet-... read more »
  
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- 949240
- - Bwildfoot
  - 25 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Dec 2010 at 11:08

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- The Bothersome Man
  
  40-year-old Andreas (Trond Fausa Aurvag) steps off a bus into a strange city, with no memory of how he got there. It all seems familiar: people are polite, go to work, have dinner parties, go out and have sex, but no-one seems to connect or even enjoy themselves. It isn't long before Andreas ...