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A Fortunate Man (Danish: Lykke-Per) is a 2018 Danish drama film directed by Bille August. [1] In August 2018, it was one of three films shortlisted to be the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. [2]
May 2, 2019 · The screenwriting, adapted from the Danish author Henrik Pontoppidan’s turn-of-the-20th-century novel “Lucky Per,” hoists subtext so high that it surpasses text.
- Bille August
A young man breaks free from his devoutly religious family in Western Denmark to pursue an engineering degree.
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- Esben Smed
- Bille August
- Drama, History
A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite, but the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Bille August
- 167 min
A FORTUNATE MAN opens in Denmark at the turn of the 20th century. Young Per Sidenius (Esben Smed) leaves his rural, Christian-fundamentalist home filled with both anger and ambition. Struggling to survive as a student in Copenhagen, Per's genius is apparent.
- Bille August
- Renee Schonfeld
- Netflix
A Fortunate Man 2018 | Maturity Rating: 13+ | 2h 47m | Drama A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite, but the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.
The historical drama was the third most seen film in Danish cinemas in 2018. The story is based on a classic nineteenth-century fin de siècle novel by Henrik Pontoppidan. Bille August has won the Palme D'or twice for 'Pelle the Conqueror' (1987) and 'The Best Intentions' (1992), respectively.
