Synopsis
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.
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Cast
- Jamie SivesWilbur
- Adrian RawlinsHarbour
- Shirley HendersonAlice
- Lisa McKinlayMary
- Mads MikkelsenHorst
- Julia DavisMoira
- Susan VidlerSophie
- Lorraine McIntoshRuby
- Gordon BrownWayne
- Mhairi MorrisonClaire
Recommandations
- 80
Variety
Given its impressive balance of charm and bite, it looks like anything but suicide. - 80
The New York Times
Like its humor, the film's sentiment sneaks up on you, and so does the dramatic reversal that makes it something more than a collection of wry anecdotes. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Terminal illness, depression, suicide and one very angry young man: If there's such a thing as a kitchen-sink comedy, writer-director Lone Scherfig's sad but often very funny film is it. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
The central trio of actors deliver engaging, pitch-perfect work. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Directed and cowritten by a veteran of Denmark's no-frills "Dogma 95" movement, this is a quiet, no-frills drama with simple human values at its core. - 75
New York Post
In the end, "Wilbur"' manages to look death square in the face and walk away laughing. - 75
New York Daily News
A story about people learning to know themselves through relationships to others -- delivered with gentle, offbeat humor. - 70
Wall Street Journal
Full of life -- which is a very good thing to say about a story that turns on death -- wonderfully odd, and a gallery of perfect performances.
