MFDB

Storyline

They meet every night at the same café, before the night shift begins. Sean works in a hospital and Vincent is a shelf-filler in a supermarket, an ideal job since it gives him time to pursue his ‘hobbies’. The affable Lenny works for telephone directory inquiries and Jody works for an electronics firm. Sean pours his heart out to the others: his girlfriend has a day job and he hasn’t seen hide nor hair of her since they had a bad fight three weeks ago. He’s beginning to wonder if she hasn’t moved out of their apartment. At the supermarket where Vincent quietly counts the minutes until his shift is over, he boasts to a colleague that the reason for his incredible ability to pull women is his wristwatch, that, apparently, no less a personage than the great Errol Flynn once wore. In the café after work his eyes come to rest on a new ‘hobby’ and immediately he sets about making a play for Madeline, who is sitting alone with a comforting cup of hot chocolate. However, in Madeleine’s apartment later on he realises that he has in fact picked up Sean’s girlfriend. Meanwhile, after talking things over with Jody, Sean decides to go home early to speak to Madeline... Lenny has also got himself into a bit of a tight situation. He has been bluffing to Gail on the telephone that he is a wealthy businessman;now they are to meet for the first time and he hasn’t a clue what to do...

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Berlin International Film Festival 2001
Panorama