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    Wilbur wants to kill himself

    Lone Scherfig 2002 Denmark Fiction color 111min English 35mm
    The chronically suicidal Wilbur and his good-hearted big brother Harbour are in their thirties, when their father dies, leaving them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow. Wilbur survives yet another suicide attempt and goes to hospital, where he meets Horst, a cynical psychologist and his empathic head nurse, Moira. Like Harbour, they believe that Wilbur needs a girlfriend. But even though women fall for Wilbur all the time, they can't get close to him.
    Life changes until he falls in love with a woman, Alice, who lives a life in isolation with her little daughter, Mary. Little by little, Wilbur, Harbour and Alice become inseparable. Wilbur starts regaining his lust for life, Alice starts to come out of her shell, and Mary starts reading the thousands of books in the second-hand bookshop. Harbour has never been happier, but he carries a deep secret, that threatens to surface.

    Director

    Lone Scherfig

    Lone Scherfig was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. After attending film studies at The Institute of Film & Media Science at Copenhagen University from 1976 through 1980, Lone Scherfig entered the National Film School in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1980, from which she graduated as a Film Director in 1984. Lone Scherfig has written and directed a number of short films, radio plays/drama and televisions series. Her feature film debut THE BIRTHDAY TRIP （1990）established her as an important director. The film was selected to participate in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival. Scherfig's second feature ON OUR OWN （1998）was the recipient of the Grand Prize at the Montreal Film Festival. the Cinekid Award in Amsterdam and participated in the Children Section at the Berlin International Film Festival. Her third feature, ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS (2001),which is the 5th Danish Dogma film, has been a gig success with film critics and moviegoers worldwide. The film has won a number of awards at various festivals worldwide including Silver Bear for Best Director and FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award. Her latest feature,WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF(2003) is an English language film, shot partially Scotland and Denmark.

    Lone Scherfig

     

    • 1991 The Birthday Trip
    • 1998 On Our Own
    • 1998 Quiet water parts 14-26
    • 2001 Italiensk for begyndere
    • 2002 Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
    • 2007 Hjemve
    • 2009 名媛教育
    • 2011 真愛挑日子
    • 2014 高富帥俱樂部
    • 2016 他們的美好時光

    Director/ Lone Scherfig

    Actor/ Jamie Sives, Lisa McKinlay, Adrian Rawlins

    Director of Photography/ Jorgen Johansson

    Editor/ Gerd Tjur

    Screenwriters/ Lone Scherfig & Anders Thomas Jensen

    Sound/ Dolby SRD

    Producer/ Sisse Graum Olsen

    Production Company/ Zentropa Entertainments

    Print Source: imovie佳訊傳播股份有限公司

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