The Boss Of It All

The Boss Of It All (Dir. Lars von Trier | Denmark | 2006 | 1hr 39mins | Subtitled) ****

I went to see this film with Cat down at the Showroom today. The director is of ‘Dancer in the Dark’, ‘Dogville’ and ‘Manderlay’ fame. However, I’ve not seen any of these yet.

This was the best film I’ve seen in ages – it seemed to only last 10 minutes.

The story involves a company director who, not wanting to present himself as anything other than a cuddly teddy bear, blames all tough decisions on a fictitious ‘Boss of It All’. However, the plot thickens when it becomes necessary for this character to appear in person. At this point the film’s protagonist, an actor, is hired to play the role of ‘The Boss Of It All’. This is not as easy as it may seem as the character has been imbued with quite a complex fictional past, and the team of workers are an idiosyncratic bunch.

The script and characters are hilarious, acting spot-on and directing intelligent and choppy.

Go see this film