A Fortunate Man

Original title: Lykke-Per

2018
12
2h 42m

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7.2/10

7.9K

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Esben Smed and Katrine Greis-Rosenthal in A Fortunate Man (2018)

In the late 19th century, Peter Sidenius is an ambitious young man from a devout Christian family in Western Denmark, who travels to the Danish capital of Copenhagen to study engineering, rebelling against his clergyman father. He comes into contact with the intellectual circles of a wealthy, Jewish family and seduces the elder daughter, Jakobe. Per, as he now calls himself, conceives a large-scale engineering project including the construction of a series of canals in his native Jutland, and lobbies for its construction. But just as Per seems to be about to make his dreams come true, his pride stands in the way.

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

7.9K

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Awards
- 5 wins & 13 nominations total

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Trivia
The Danish author of 'Lykke-Per', Henrik Pontoppidan, was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature 1917.

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Edited into A Fortunate Man (2018)

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Featured review

10/10

Incredibly moving

What an incredibly moving film by Bille August. The director thankfully takes his time telling us the story of a man trying to break free from the conventions of his time as well as his social and cultural boundaries and yet finding himself more chained to them with every step he takes to try and get away from them.

The two lead characters are spellbindingly good.

I felt truly sad and nostalgic when the film ended. The characters stayed with me for a long time and I will certainly want to watch this film again.

I watched it in the original Danish version with subtitles.