Talk

1997
7| 0h14m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 01 January 1997 Released
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Birger is old and retired from work, but he still goes back to work since he has nothing else to do. Back home he gets a rare visitor: a girl from Hare Krishna recruiting new members.

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Drama

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Lukas Moodysson

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TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
yuukiftb There is an old man who seems to be retired from car company. He seems he doesn't have his own family, and being alone all day. Since he wants to talk with someone, he sometimes go to his previous work place, but workers say not to come. Moreover, in order to talk, he calls many people at random, and a woman comes to his house to talk about her country. He is happy to have a person to talk with, but he gets angry easily, so the woman comes to be afraid of him. What will happen in the ending? Before watching everything, I expected how it will end. My idea is kind of right, but it has more surprising ending! I wish there were no men like him in a real world.
ckd-42924 A man lives alone. Although he has already retired from company, he talks to people that he is working at the company. And he goes to the company every day. He telephones to some people at random to talk. One day, a missionary comes his house. And the man let her come into his room. The man has nothing to do and nobody to talk with. He is isolated, but he wants to control people. This film depicts a human nature affected by isolation. You can see his real nature as the plot develops. We don't know what triggers an explosion of other people's feeling. His real nature is revealed by meeting the missionary. I think it is scary but interesting. I like this film.
skeletorvsbeastman Textbook study for characterisation. Although some people have commented on the ending being somehow unrealistic, it is perfectly within the parameters of the character established in the first scene. It is in fact this surprising, but consequential character development which makes the film brilliant. While it may be depressing, it tells the harsh reality of life for many people and just how far our failings in the supposed 'idealistic' life that is laid before us can push the human Psyche. The film is superbly acted, and the shot composition from Moodysson serves each scene brilliantly, especially in establishing each scene - not overly pretentious as you may expect from the material, but he lets the substance of the material speak for itself. Nice short, especially for film study.
Enchorde ** HERE BE SPOILERS **Birger (Ljungren) is either retired or has been let off from his work. Still in search for human contact, everyday he goes back to work. He tries to talk to people on the bus, he tries to talk to people at the factory and he tries to eat lunch at 9.30, just tom make some sort of contact. At home he desperately seeks contact with people by calling people at ransom and claiming to have misdialed, and then tries to talk to them. His luck is made when a girl (Frode) from Hare Krishna is out informing about a book and her religion. He invites her but do not really want to talk about religion. When she wants to leave, things get out of hand.An extremely depressing short. Might have some insights how life may turn out (in a worst case scenario) when retirement comes and this is what saves it from being a disaster. Why anyone would like to watch this on the other hand is beyond my comprehension.2/10