A Funny Man
Dirch
2011, Film, 116 min, Biography, Drama, Danish, Denmark, MoviePedia score 68
A biography of the Danish actor and comedian, Dirch Passer
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.
Directed by Martin Zandvliet
Cast
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Dirch Passer
- Lars Ranthe as Kjeld Petersen
- Lars Brygmann as Stig Lommer
- Malou Reymann as Bente Askjær
- Morten Kirkskov as Ove Sprogøe
- Frederikke Cecilie Berthelsen as Inge
- Silja Eriksen Jensen as Judy Gringer
- Laura Christensen as Hanne
- Sarah Grünewald as Vicky
- Martin Buch as Preben Kaas
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