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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
A beautiful crafted short film about two lives dominated by fragility.
A young woman working at helpline call center.
A call.
A venerable man , depressed, regreting the loss of his wife, decides to end his life. Her effort to save him with all the energy. The dialogue defining, moment by moment, both characters. A simple story about change of a life , memories of past, last dialogue and regrets.
A strange scene and a profound inspired end , fair legacy of john. And profound admirable performance of Sally Hawkins.
A wise game of emotions and the gentle veil of melancholia. In short, just a pure gem , honest testimony about essential connections between people.
A young woman working at helpline call center.
A call.
A venerable man , depressed, regreting the loss of his wife, decides to end his life. Her effort to save him with all the energy. The dialogue defining, moment by moment, both characters. A simple story about change of a life , memories of past, last dialogue and regrets.
A strange scene and a profound inspired end , fair legacy of john. And profound admirable performance of Sally Hawkins.
A wise game of emotions and the gentle veil of melancholia. In short, just a pure gem , honest testimony about essential connections between people.
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.
This short film is very sad, though one with a sweet uplifting ending with one really fine performance by Sally Hawkins which will be no surprise to those familiar with her work. She plays a shy young woman who works at a crisis call center and receives a call from an elderly man who has overdosed as he seemingly cannot get over the death of his wife two years earlier. She talks to him with such care and delicacy you cannot help but be affected. The really sad part is that he doesn't really want help to stop what he has done, but he just doesn't want to do it alone. We never see the person she is speaking with, but he voiced by the excellent Jim Broadbent. A small slice of life's ups and downs.
A dramatic short on life's challenges and meaning where human interaction is what matters the most. In an atmosphere of quiet sadness a help center worker receives a call that would bring out her humanity and make her appreciate life more. Slow going and stereotypical the film nevertheless is worth the view and may leave a lingering impression that'll make one ruminate and brood on life itself.
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....
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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Dettagli
Botteghino
- Budget
- 25.000 £ (previsto)
- Tempo di esecuzione22 minuti
- Colore
- Proporzioni
- 2.65 : 1
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