The Weirdness that is 'Severance'
Severance is about breaking down facades and confronting old models that were once frameworks of our lives. The somewhat subtle message to me is it’s never too late to fall in love, no matter your insecurities.
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The story opens just before Christmas, when solitary, apathetic bank clerk Flemming Borck uncovers a plot to rob his bank. After doing a little rookie recon, Borck identifies the would-be bank robber as a faux shopping-mall Santa Claus, and counter-plots to steal the money himself and let Santa take the blame. This works out about as badly as you might imagine, and our bumbling protagonist spirals further and further away from the carefree, laconic lifestyle he had hoped to ensure for himself.
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The story opens just before Christmas, when solitary, apathetic bank clerk Flemming Borck uncovers a plot to rob his bank. After doing a little rookie recon, Borck identifies the would-be bank robber as a faux shopping-mall Santa Claus, and counter-plots to steal the money himself and let Santa take the blame. This works out about as badly as you might imagine, and our bumbling protagonist spirals further and further away from the carefree, laconic lifestyle he had hoped to ensure for himself.
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Genre:Drama, Crime
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Runtime:102 minutes
Studio:Nordisk Film Denmark
Cast
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Director
Henning Moritzen
Flemming Borch
Bibi Andersson
Jane Merrild
Kirsten Peüliche
Miriam Levinsen
Peter Steen
Bankassistent
Benny Hansen
Bankassistent
Søren Elung Jensen
Kriminalbetjent
Poul Petersen
Kriminalbetjent
Jeanne Darville
Fru Cordelius
Kirsten Søberg
Borcks rengøringskone
Søren Weiss
Præsten
Flemming Dyjak
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