A Funny Man

A Funny Man

116 mins | Drama | Aug. 25, 2011

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.

A Funny Man

116 mins | Drama | Aug. 25, 2011

A Funny Man
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Koncern TV- og Filmproduktion
Original title Dirch
Directors Martin Zandvliet
Writers Anders Frithiof August, Martin Zandvliet

Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

as Dirch Passer

Julie Zangenberg

as Lone Hertz

Lars Ranthe

as Kjeld Petersen

Lars Brygmann

as Stig Lommer

Annika Aakjær

as Daimi

Laura Christensen

as Hanne Passer

Morten Kirkskov

as Ove Sprogøe

Laura Bro

as Sitter Horne-Rasmussen

Martin Buch

as Preben Kaas

Malou Reymann

as Bente Askjær

Silja Eriksen Jensen

as Judy Gringer

Kristian Halken

as Lommers assistent

Peter Reichhardt

as Klaus Pagh (scenes deleted)

Sarah Grünewald

as Vicky

Klaus Bondam

as Hjertelæge

Esben Pretzmann

as Charles Tante, høj mand

Signe Lindkvist

as Glædespige

Mads Riisom

as Stamherren, høj mand

Simone Lykke

as Suffløse

Ole Dupont

as Professor Welling (uncredited)