Waiter (film)
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| Waiter tells the story of Edgar ([[Alex van Warmerdam]]), a waiter with a flair for the unfortunate. His wife is sick, his girlfriend Victoria ([[Ariane Schluter]]) is overly possessive, customers at work constantly bully him and his neighbours make his life impossible. | Waiter tells the story of Edgar ([[Alex van Warmerdam]]), a waiter with a flair for the unfortunate. His wife is sick, his girlfriend Victoria ([[Ariane Schluter]]) is overly possessive, customers at work constantly bully him and his neighbours make his life impossible. | ||
| - | Fed up with the way his life is going, Edgar goes to the house of Herman ([[Mark Rietman]]), the [[scriptwriter]]] who invented Edgar and is currently writing his story. Edgar complains about the events in his life that keep getting worse and begs for some positive events in his life, including a decent girlfriend. Herman decides to create Stella ([[Line Van Wambeke]]), but soon Edgar realises that Stella will only complicate his life more. Meanwhile Herman is pestered by his pushy girlfriend Suzie ([[Thekla Reuten]]), who constantly tries to change the script. Driven to insanity by Edgar and Suzie constantly trying to interfere with his story, Herman decides to make the story more extreme and violent... | + | Fed up with the way his life is going, Edgar goes to the house of Herman ([[Mark Rietman]]), the [[scriptwriter]] who invented Edgar and is currently writing his story. Edgar complains about the events in his life that keep getting worse and begs for some positive events in his life, including a decent girlfriend. Herman decides to create Stella ([[Line Van Wambeke]]), but soon Edgar realises that Stella will only complicate his life more. Meanwhile Herman is pestered by his pushy girlfriend Suzie ([[Thekla Reuten]]), who constantly tries to change the script. Driven to insanity by Edgar and Suzie constantly trying to interfere with his story, Herman decides to make the story more extreme and violent... |
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Waiter (Dutch: Ober) is a 2006 black comedy film by Alex van Warmerdam. It tells the story of Edgar, a discontented waiter. The film had its world premiere on the Toronto Film Festival on September 10, 2006. It was the opening film of the Netherlands Film Festival, where Waiter received two Golden Calves, for Best Scenario and Best Production Design.
Plot
Waiter tells the story of Edgar (Alex van Warmerdam), a waiter with a flair for the unfortunate. His wife is sick, his girlfriend Victoria (Ariane Schluter) is overly possessive, customers at work constantly bully him and his neighbours make his life impossible.
Fed up with the way his life is going, Edgar goes to the house of Herman (Mark Rietman), the scriptwriter who invented Edgar and is currently writing his story. Edgar complains about the events in his life that keep getting worse and begs for some positive events in his life, including a decent girlfriend. Herman decides to create Stella (Line Van Wambeke), but soon Edgar realises that Stella will only complicate his life more. Meanwhile Herman is pestered by his pushy girlfriend Suzie (Thekla Reuten), who constantly tries to change the script. Driven to insanity by Edgar and Suzie constantly trying to interfere with his story, Herman decides to make the story more extreme and violent...
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