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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

  • 2002
  • R
  • 1h 51min
CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
6.8/10
8.2 k
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Jamie Sives in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaThe chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in... Leer todoThe chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.

  • Dirección
    • Lone Scherfig
  • Guionistas
    • Lone Scherfig
    • Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Elenco
    • Jamie Sives
    • Adrian Rawlins
    • Shirley Henderson
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  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
    6.8/10
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    • Dirección
      • Lone Scherfig
    • Guionistas
      • Lone Scherfig
      • Anders Thomas Jensen
    • Elenco
      • Jamie Sives
      • Adrian Rawlins
      • Shirley Henderson
    • 52Opiniones de los usuarios
    • 63Opiniones de los críticos
    • 69Metascore
  • Ver la información de producción en IMDbPro
    • Premios
      • 10 premios ganados y 21 nominaciones en total

    Videos4

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    Jamie Sives
    Jamie Sives
    • Wilbur
    Adrian Rawlins
    Adrian Rawlins
    • Harbour
    Shirley Henderson
    Shirley Henderson
    • Alice
    Lisa McKinlay
    • Mary
    Mads Mikkelsen
    Mads Mikkelsen
    • Horst
    Julia Davis
    Julia Davis
    • Moira
    Susan Vidler
    Susan Vidler
    • Sophie
    Robert McIntosh
    • Taylor
    Lorraine McIntosh
    • Ruby
    Gordon Brown
    Gordon Brown
    • Wayne
    Mhairi Morrison
    • Claire
    • (as Mhairi Steenbock)
    Andrew Townsley
    • Doctor
    Coral Preston
    • Jenny
    Colin McAllister
    • Male Supervisor
    Owen Gorman
    • Porter
    John Yule
    • Alan's Father
    Anne Marie Timoney
    • Night Nurse
    Martin O'Connor
    • Suicide Patient 1
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      • Lone Scherfig
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      • Lone Scherfig
      • Anders Thomas Jensen
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    9rainking_es

    A celebration of life... and suicide

    "Wilbur wants to kill himself" is a (so)moving parable about how easy is to let yourself die when everything seems meaningless and how hard is to live when a disease is mining you.

    Wilbur looks like a nice guy, the kind of man women like, he's good-looking, he has a brother who loves him... it doesn't seem like his existence is that miserable. Nevertheless he wants to leave this world, that's one of men's last rights so he'll try to kill himself in any possible way. On the contrary, his brother Harbour is full of life, he's an enthusiastic person, he's in love and he's just get married... how ironic, he has an incurable cancer, but that won't stop him from clinging to life till the last consequences.

    Scherfig has moved away from the stupid DOGMA corset, and creates a perfect balance between the smile and the crying, tenderness and misanthropy, between life and death. She reduces the roughness of the hardest moments with a sarcastic turn or relying on the darkest sense of humor (that's always the best antidote against tragedy). Step by step she shows Wilbur the right way (and to all of us). No moral judgments, no dogmatism... there's no need to. Wilbur is a celebration of life, but is also a show of respect for those who don't wanna live anymore. Eventually it is a celebration of the best cinema: the one that makes you feel better.

    *My rate: 8.5/10
    8spfguysplace

    A well acted, beautiful, funny little charmer.

    This film played in a small art-house theater in Los Angeles for several weeks with little or no promotion. I'd never heard of it and wondered why it continued playing for so long. I did not go to see it then but remembered the odd title. I subsequently came across the DVD and purchased it out of curiosity. I was amply rewarded for my adventure. The film, a Danish-Scottish co-production, is a small treasure. It is funny and poignant. The acting is uniformly fine and the characters are well defined and developed. The score is excellent and is performed by the Philharmonic of London. I share the DVD with friends and family and recommend the film highly. It's a wonderful little film.
    9rollo-7

    you'll be enriched

    Omigod. I haven't seen a film that moved me as much as this for a long time. It tells the tale of two 30-something brothers who own a dilapidated second-hand bookshop in Glasgow, and their search for different things.

    The writing is effortless, but so natural and brilliant, the characters are beautifully crafted and it makes a refreshing change to see a film that is not about the location or the effects - but about the story and characters.

    As for the acting - not a bad word can be said about any of the actors. The three principals (henderson, sives and rawlings) are so utterly convincing and there is so much chemistry between them all. They are backed up by two brilliant turns from Julia Davis as Moira and Mads Mikkelsen as Horst.

    It may sound depressing from the title, and you may well shed a tear before the end of the movie, but I can guarantee that you will leave the cinema a wiser and more enriched person for having seen Wilbur...
    8Peter Elefant

    Suicide comedy

    Synopsis:

    Wilbur (Jamie Sives) wants to die, kind of. So every now and then he tries to commit suicide. You know: Pills, wrist slitting, hanging that sort of thing.

    He has nothing that ties him to life, but a brother named Harbour.

    The brother (Adrian Rawlins) owns a book store, which was left to him by his father. He's a friendly, charming and responsible man, who's flirting with one of two regular costumers, a girl name Alice.

    Alice (Shirley Henderson) is a lonely woman, who works as cleaning personal in a hospital, in order to support her daughter Mary (Lisa McKinlay).

    Well. Girl meets book store owner, and they fall in love or whatever. So they get married. Meanwhile Wilbur continues his obsession with trying to end himself. The thing about Wilbur is, that he has sex-appeal which is quite... well... appealing. And don't think that Alice hasn't noticed.

    Which creates the dilemma, doesn't it? Do we want the older, responsible, nice, kind, calm brother, or his sexual beast of an opposite, Wilbur?

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    My review

    Set in beautiful, but depressing Scotland, Lone Scherfig (The director of Dogma 8: Italiensk for begyndere) has made a small film about love. The story itself is pretty average, but the way this film treats suicide, and the absurdity of wanting to finish life, makes it worth watching. The film is made with subtle humor, tenderness and love.

    Well acted this one is. I liked the characters. It is well filmed, also. Almost every scene takes place in the bed, in the bathroom, in the book store, or the hospital. All places, that cry out desperate decadence. You can actually sence death in the scenery, which is no coincidence. A major theme of this film is death and - as a direct consequence - life.

    What is not so good about this film is, that it is about virtually nothing. There is almost no development, and unlike films of who are kindred in pace (Virgin Suicides, The Ice Storm) the story is way too structured, and too narrow to just watch and experience. There is a point this film is trying to make, which is a shame. A bit less narrative could have done a film, which is about so little, very good.

    Still it is a good film. Very good. I am beginning to use 5 as average. 10 as perfect and 1 as complete rubbish. And giving that, I will give "Wilbur wants to die/Wilbur begår selvmord" 8. A lot of thought and care has gone into this little film, and it does show. From good cinematografy and a good script, to a well polished, melancholic score, this film is worth viewing. It won't kill you, even if you will.

    8 of 10.
    5jonny15

    Didn't Quite Do It

    "Wilbur" is a pretty hard movie to describe. It has many redeeming qualities, but in the end, I just didn't like it and wished I hadn't seen it.

    It's another quirky comedy/drama, and it fits well into that category. I thought the writing was very good, and the comedy made me laugh out loud several times. However, the movie tries to get you to connect with the characters, and for me, it was impossible to do that. Although they're all likable people, the only one who really got to me was Wilbur's brother. If you have seen or will see the film, I'm sure you'll know why.

    I wanted to like this movie, and I still just couldn't. It's very funny at times, and sometimes touching, but I left the theater being more angry and repulsed than relieved and entertained.

    It's close, but unfortunately, no cigar.

    5/10

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      One of a more or less successful series of foreign language film made by Danish filmmakers using Danish money, after the success of Danish language films around the world. Others include Contra viento y marea (1996), Bailando en la oscuridad (2000), It's All About Love (2003), I Am Dina (2002), Dogville (2003), Skagerrak (2003) and Viva El Rey (2000).
    • Citas

      Harbour: Wilbur. When you were dead... what was it like?

      Wilbur: Harbour, you've got a hangover. You're not going to die.

      Harbour: Of course not. I know that. But what was it like?

      Wilbur: What do you mean?

      Harbour: Is there anything there? Is there some kind of huge white light?

      Wilbur: It's as dull as ditchwater. There's nothing. Just blackness and utter silence. It's a bit like being in Wales.

    • Conexiones
      Featured in Det store lærred: Wilbur begår selvmord (2002)
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      (when Wilbur tries to cook the duck)

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 8 de noviembre de 2002 (Dinamarca)
    • Países de origen
      • Dinamarca
      • Reino Unido
      • Suecia
      • Francia
    • Sitio oficial
      • Official site (Spain)
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    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Glasgow, Strathclyde, Escocia, Reino Unido
    • Productoras
      • Zentropa Entertainments
      • Wilbur Ltd.
      • Scottish Screen
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    • Presupuesto
      • USD 4,000,000 (estimado)
    • Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
      • USD 235,294
    • Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
      • USD 13,747
      • 14 mar 2004
    • Total a nivel mundial
      • USD 1,873,482
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