Plot summary
An older man holding a welcome sign is waiting at a lonely gas station when a bus lets Andreas off, and he drives him into the city. A job, a furnished apartment and a wife have been arranged for Andreas, who remembers nothing of the journey. The city looks ideal and its residents want for nothing, yet Andreas finds it empty. He appears to be the only person there able to register sensation or emotion, and the only relief the place offers is a pointless materialism. His many questions stir trouble in a city of people who seem content beyond reason.
Cast
- Jo Strømgrenas Spiddet mann
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Bothersome Man (2006)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The "lovely music" heard through the basement wall in the film is actually a recording made for thereminvox.com by theremin veteran Howard Mossman, who remains uncredited.
- The story was first written for radio theatre, two years before it was adapted for the screen; director Jens Lien said he was so affected by Per H. V. Schreiner's script that he was unable to sleep after his first read of it.
- Jens Lien and screenwriter Per H. V. Schreiner had collaborated on short films before, but The Bothersome Man was the first feature-length film the two created together.
