A Fortunate Man

A Fortunate Man

162 mins | Drama | Aug. 30, 2018

On his quest for happiness, Per decides to leave Jutland and an upbringing in a strict religious home. He runs from his family and his patriarch father, and sets sail towards Copenhagen to become an engineer. Parallel to his studies, he works on a visionary energy project based on wind and wave energy, a project so much ahead of its time, that professors consider him insane and far too self-confident. However, Per’s project becomes a success and he marries the beautiful Jakobe who is a part of a wealthy Jewish family. One would imagine that Per’s happiness now is made. But Per’s childhood keeps haunting him and his dogmatic family cannot accept his new life. Despite his luck and success, Per is unable to fully cut the strings to his strict religious background, and he now fears that he will repeat his father’s patriarchist behavior.

A Fortunate Man

162 mins | Drama | Aug. 30, 2018

A Fortunate Man
On his quest for happiness, Per decides to leave Jutland and an upbringing in a strict religious home. He runs from his family and his patriarch father, and sets sail towards Copenhagen to become an engineer. Parallel to his studies, he works on a visionary energy project based on wind and wave energy, a project so much ahead of its time, that professors consider him insane and far too self-confident. However, Per’s project becomes a success and he marries the beautiful Jakobe who is a part of a wealthy Jewish family. One would imagine that Per’s happiness now is made. But Per’s childhood keeps haunting him and his dogmatic family cannot accept his new life. Despite his luck and success, Per is unable to fully cut the strings to his strict religious background, and he now fears that he will repeat his father’s patriarchist behavior.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Nordisk Film, FilmFyn, Satel Fernseh- und Filmproduktion, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje
Original title Lykke-Per
Directors Peter Hingebjerg, Bille August
Writers Henrik Pontoppidan, Anders Frithiof August, Bille August

Cast

Esben Smed

as Lykke-Per

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

as Jakobe Salomon

Benjamin Kitter

as Ivan Salomon

Julie Christiansen

as Nanny Salomon

Rasmus Bjerg

as Eybert

Ole Lemmeke

as Delft

Sara Viktoria

as Inger

Tommy Kenter

as Philip Salomon

Tammi Øst

as Lea Salomon

Jens Albinus

as Eberhardt Sidenius

Paul Hüttel

as Oberst Bjerregrav

Anders Hove

as Pastor Sidenius

Elsebeth Steentoft

as Fru Sidenius

Mei Oulund

as Fru Blomberg

Karl Fischer

as Professor Pfefferkorn

Claus Flygare

as Pastor Blomberg

Johannes Nymark

as Proprietær Brück

Mette Munk Plum

as Portnerske

Peter Hald

as Dyhring

Steffen Rode

as Professor Sandrup

Hans Dueholm

as Proprietær Nørrehave

Morten Hauch-Fausbøll

as Overretssagfører Hesselager

Hans Holtegaard

as Pantelåner

Per Tofte Nielsen

as Tjener, Café Gryden

Mikkel Hilgart

as Ekspedient, herreekvipering

Jesper Ole Feit Andersen

as Vagt 1, fængselsvæsenet

Finn Nielsen

as Vagt 2, fængselsvæsenet

Margit Holzhaider

as Østrigsk værtinde, Chalet

Carsten Kressner

as Doktor

Bertram Cervantes Godiksen

as Hagbarth Sidenius

Naja Spuur

as Ingeborg Sidenius

Fenja Gramkow

as Lise Sidenius

Jonas Munck Hansen

as Postbud i Kbh

Martin Ammundsen

as Opvarter

Petrine Agger

as KFUK-frivillig 1

Laura Kjær

as KFUK-frivillig 2

Anja Owe

as Sekretær, Ingeniørforeningen

Nicolai Dahl Hamilton

as Journalist

Elana Rønsbæk

as Eyberts datter, 6 år

Eliza Rønsbæk

as Eyberts datter, 8 år

Laura Hancock

as Tjenestepige, sommerbolig

Freja Sandberg

as Tjenestepige, familien Salomon

Mag. Schmuel Barzilai

as Overrabbiner i Synagoen

Marta Mleczek

as Servitrice, konditori

Jacob Holm

as Bestyrelsesmedlem, Ingeniørforeningen

Allan Arnby

as Bestyrelsesmedlem, Ingeniørforeningen

Ulrich Mertel

as Billedhugger, Østrig

Morten Bjørn

as Bourgeois