The Bothersome Man

The Bothersome Man Norwegian Den brysomme mannen is a Norwegian film from 2006. It was directed by Jens Lien after a script by Per H. V. Schreiner. In the main roles were Trond Fausa Aurvg, Petronella Barker and Per Schaaning. The story is about a man suddenly finding himself in an outwardly perfect, yet essentially soulless dystopia, and his attempt to escape. The film was well received by critics, and was awarded three Amanda Awards in 2006.

The story for the film was originally written for radio theatre, two years before it was adapted for the screen. Director Jens Lien tells that he was very affected by Schreiners script, and that the first time he read it he was unable to sleep. Schreiner and Lien had earlier collaborated on short films, but this was the first featurelength movie they made together. The movie was chosen for the Critics Week of the Cannes Film Festival, and jury member Christophe Leparc expressed great admiration for the film. The lovely music in the basement is actually a recording made for thereminvox.com by theremin veteran Howard Mossman, who remains uncredited.Den brysomme mannen was generally very well received by the Norwegian press. The newspaper Aftenposten awarded five out of six points, calling the movie advanced and filled with literary and filmatic references, yet not without a wider appeal. The television station NRK also ended up on five, calling the film thoughtprovoking and funny, and very, very good. ........

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