One of the best things about the Cannes lineup being announced is that all sorts of trailers for films being held for the big festival start to roll out. Today's example: Jen's Lien's Den Brysomme Mannen. A brutally dark comedy playing Cannes as part of Critic's Week this is one I've been following for a good while now for two reasons. Reason one: it's from the same production company responsible for the stunning UNO. Reason two: check out the synopsis.
"Forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a wife. But before long, Andreas notices that something is wrong. The people around him seem cut off from any real emotion, and communicate only in superficialities. The ominous ”Caretakers”, who make sure the city runs smoothly, keep an increasing watch over Andreas as they find he doesn’t fit in. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city, but he discovers there’s no way out. Andreas meets Hugo, who has the same longings as himself. Hugo has found a crack in a wall in his cellar. Beautiful music streams out from the crack. Maybe it leads to ”the other side”? A new plan for escape is hatched."
Den Brysomme Mannen Trailer (downloadable Quicktime)