This is an exceedingly deep and clever short movie. The opening is reminiscent of Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece "Wild Strawberries", opening with a nightmare.
The title character, a New York Jew named Rosenberg who lives in Sweden, is a timid, cowardly drunkard. Weak, yet fascinating. He tries to hide from his worries and makes himself even unhappier. The story leads the viewer to the discovery of how Rosenberg came to be this way, and how he can find the will to change.
Rosenberg wrestles with his responsibility to his wife and children, and is stuck in his childhood, his personal tragedy, pain brought to the fore by the perceived discrimination around him. He is out of place in Sweden, and is this not of his own design?
This movie shows hope grow out of pain, how there are moments of joy in a sad life that grow into a chance at redemption. Remembrance of music brings Rosenberg to a friendship with an expatriate instrument store owner. Remembrance of religion brings him to a friendship with a rabbi. And remembrance of his parents brings him back to his wife.
It's a very moving story, exploring the life of a flawed man, who's been through more than most of us.
The title character, a New York Jew named Rosenberg who lives in Sweden, is a timid, cowardly drunkard. Weak, yet fascinating. He tries to hide from his worries and makes himself even unhappier. The story leads the viewer to the discovery of how Rosenberg came to be this way, and how he can find the will to change.
Rosenberg wrestles with his responsibility to his wife and children, and is stuck in his childhood, his personal tragedy, pain brought to the fore by the perceived discrimination around him. He is out of place in Sweden, and is this not of his own design?
This movie shows hope grow out of pain, how there are moments of joy in a sad life that grow into a chance at redemption. Remembrance of music brings Rosenberg to a friendship with an expatriate instrument store owner. Remembrance of religion brings him to a friendship with a rabbi. And remembrance of his parents brings him back to his wife.
It's a very moving story, exploring the life of a flawed man, who's been through more than most of us.