Despite what the director says, it would answer many questions raised in the film if he was gay.
1)One possible reason why Oskar's mother is separated from his father.
2) Why Oskar was giving the stink eye to his father's "friend", when he waltzed in uninvited.
3) The looks exchanged back and forth between the two men who seemed to be just waiting for Oskar to leave.
Despite what the director says? DESPITE WHAT THE DIRECTOR SAYS? The answer to your three propositions is 1) Booze 2) Booze 3) Booze.
shareI think what is going on in that scene is Alfredson using horror film making techniques to highlight what could be small but meaningful bits of horror that happen in real life. The real horror isnt vampires running wild but a father rejecting his son for booze. There are other scenes in the movie where he uses this technique I think.
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