Ei (1988)

A running time of only 58 minutes makes this fragile comedy of non-communication something more than a short subject but something less than a feature, putting the film in an awkward, unprogrammable position befitting its unique (if appropriately ovoid) perspective of social manners. To benefit most from its charming naiveté viewers must first adjust to the tentative rhythms of its protagonist: a simple, illiterate Dutch baker more comfortable balancing Zen-like piles of pebbles than going through the motions of carrying a conversation.

Imagine trying to get an egg to stand up without help. That will take some time.

Well, it might not be at all a love story. It's really a story about a baker in a small village unable to read or write, who is convinced by his friends to respond to a personal add in a magazine in order to meet a woman and to marry her.