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Home Improvement

2013 · 13 min

A quiet, bittersweet short that finds gentle absurdity in heartbreak, watching a man's last-ditch romantic gesture with tender, awkward sympathy.

Directed by
Lars Vega
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Lennart Jähkel, Anki Larsson, Göran Forsmark
Overview
Bengt has been left in a heartbroken state. His ex wife will come back and pick up the last moving box. Bengt decides to make one last attempt to convince her with whale music and improvised homemade Iranian food.

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Directed by
Lars Vega
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Lennart Jähkel, Anki Larsson, Göran Forsmark
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Lars Vega
Written by
Mathias Fjellström, Lars Vega, Alexander Dahlström
Starring
Lennart Jähkel, Anki Larsson, Göran Forsmark, Janne Widmark
Cinematography
Erik Vallsten
Runtime
13 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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