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Heather è una timida donna che lavora in una linea telefonica d'assistenza. Quando riceve una chiamata da un misterioso uomo, non ha idea che questo incontro le cambierà la vita per sempre.Heather è una timida donna che lavora in una linea telefonica d'assistenza. Quando riceve una chiamata da un misterioso uomo, non ha idea che questo incontro le cambierà la vita per sempre.Heather è una timida donna che lavora in una linea telefonica d'assistenza. Quando riceve una chiamata da un misterioso uomo, non ha idea che questo incontro le cambierà la vita per sempre.
- Vincitore di 1 Oscar
- 9 vittorie e 3 candidature totali
Jim Broadbent
- Stan
- (voce)
Robin George
- Jazz Club Guest
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Jon Pointing
- City Worker
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Recensioni in evidenza
"The Phone Call" is set at a crisis hotline center. Heather begins her shift by receiving a phone call from a man who is depressed and has taken an overdose of antidepressants. She spends most of the film trying to connect with the guy and determine where he is so that she can send help. Ultimately, it has a super-depressing ending and is not a film most folks would enjoy. While the film is definitely NOT a feel-good film, it has some excellent acting by Sally Hawkins as Heather--and her ability to emote and make the most of scenes where she is essentially acting alone are terrific. Plus, it's interesting to note that the very talented actor, Jim Broadbent, plays the suicidal man. You never see him in the film, but his voice is quite recognizable, as he has a ton of terrific films to his credit.
UPDATE: I was a bit surprised by this, but "The Phone Call" won the Oscar. Congratulations.
UPDATE: I was a bit surprised by this, but "The Phone Call" won the Oscar. Congratulations.
Hawkins plays a volunteer helpline counselor who regularly offers a listening ear and emotional support for troubled souls. One day, she gets a call from a lonely old man who ever-so-gradually reveals what's bothering him (Jim Broadbent). As the call goes on, the clock on the wall ticks by, indicating the limited time she may have to avert whatever crisis he's phoned in to report.
As the suspense mounts, the conversation gets increasingly personal, suggesting the possibility that perhaps the Good Samaritan could also use some advice. The ending, while bittersweet, seemed a bit manipulative to me, but Hawkins' performance is worth the watch.
As the suspense mounts, the conversation gets increasingly personal, suggesting the possibility that perhaps the Good Samaritan could also use some advice. The ending, while bittersweet, seemed a bit manipulative to me, but Hawkins' performance is worth the watch.
This short film was so beautifully told. The acting and the cinematography is superb. I wish they were more short films like these. The end in the house is surprising but could not be told any better. Well done.
This incredible film just stays with you. I found myself thinking about the story, the characters for weeks after seeing it. For a film to stay in ones thoughts for as long as The Phone Call did is remarkable in today's era of throw away entertainment, but the fact that this was achieved in a short film format is utterly astounding.
Heartfelt acting, a smart script, beautiful simplicity in the cinematography all come together perfectly. Only using Jim Broadbents voice and not showing him on screen was a masterful and audacious stroke.
I hope the guys who made this have more that in store, the world could certainly use it....
Heartfelt acting, a smart script, beautiful simplicity in the cinematography all come together perfectly. Only using Jim Broadbents voice and not showing him on screen was a masterful and audacious stroke.
I hope the guys who made this have more that in store, the world could certainly use it....
This is a really quite poignant glimpse at just how tough it can be when you are on the end of a phone trying to help someone in the depths of despair. Sally Hawkins is "Heather" who comes to volunteer one evening at a crisis helpline and receives a call from "Stan". The immediately recognisable sound of Jim Broadbent's emotional voice now tells her of his predicament, and pretty swiftly she is not only trying to console and comfort him, but also to try to glean some information about his identity so she can perhaps offer more practical help. She thinks she remembers a call he made before, you see - but he denies that. Hawkins offers a masterly understated performance here, gently feeling her way through a traumatic conversation that she - and we - sense might not end well. It's gently scored and effectively illustrates just how profoundly a sense of loneliness and pointlessness can affect even the most robust of people. It's well worth a watch this.
Lo sapevi?
- QuizEven though he never appears on-screen, Jim Broadbent was on set and dressed in character.
- BlooperThe first time Heather looks at the clock on the wall, the clock is showing the minute hand at 54 (just before the eleven), but the hour hand is a tiny bit after the 7. A clock would not depict time in this way.
- ConnessioniEdited into The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2015: Live Action (2015)
- Colonne sonoreTake This Dance
Written & performed by Carmen Phelan
Produced by Adam Morley
Courtesy of Carmen Phelan Music (PRS/ASCAP)
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Botteghino
- Budget
- 25.000 £ (previsto)
- Tempo di esecuzione
- 22min
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