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Tegninger (2000)

Tegninger poster
Directed by
Olivier Bugge Coutté
Genre
short film, drama film
Country
Denmark
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An 8-year-old boy named Daniel sits alone drawing while his parents argue loudly at home. He retreats into himself and remembers a happy moment from his birthday the previous summer.

intimatequiettendermelancholicdistantchildlikeemotionally raw

What happens

Tegninger er en dansk kortfilm fra 2000 instrueret af Olivier Bugge Coutté efter eget manuskript. En rørende historie om Daniel på 8 år, der oplever et skænderi mellem sine to forældre. Alene hjemme sidder Daniel og tegner. Pludseligt brydes tavsheden af forældrene, der kommer hjem. De skændes højlydt og sanser ham slet ikke. Daniel lukker sig inde i sig selv, - derind hvor lydene forsvinder og skænderiets virkelighed ophører. Han erindrer en idyllisk scene med forældrene fra sin fødselsdag i sommer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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