A Funny Man
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Opening in the seductive style of the sixties, »A Funny Man« uncovers the perennial loneliness that comedian Dirch Passer (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) has found himself in after a fast-tracked rise to fame. He struggles between his own desire to gain critical respect and servicing the audience¿s needs. Costing his kindred friendship to on-stage partner Kjeld Petersen (Lars Ranthe) Dirch takes on Steinbeck's classic »Of Mice and Men«, only for the audience to break out in laughter at his first line. Dirch's Lennie becomes a running joke, and so has, Dirch believes, his own life.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2011-08-25
Runtime: 116 mins
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Spoken language: Dansk
Genres: Drama
Original title: A Funny Man
Production Companies: Koncern TV og film
Production Countries: Denmark
Cast
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Julie Zangenberg
Lars Ranthe
Lars Brygmann
Annika Aakjær
Laura Christensen
Morten Kirkskov
Laura Bro
Martin Buch
Malou Reymann
Silja Eriksen Jensen
Kristian Halken
Peter Reichhardt
Sarah Grünewald
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