Lykke-Per
Directed by:
Bille AugustCinematography:
Dirk BrüelComposer:
Lorenz DangelCast:
Esben Smed, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Julie Christiansen, Jens Albinus, Anders Hove, Rasmus Bjerg, Peter Plaugborg, Tommy Kenter, Tammi Øst, Ole Lemmeke (more)VOD (1)
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Denmark, around 1900. Young Per has had enough of the tedium of Jutland, his dominant father and his sternly religious family. He's mad about industrialisation and the ideas of the Modern Age and sets out for Copenhagen to become an engineer. Parallel to his studies, he works on a revolutionary waterway project. The idea of the century or merely a pipe dream? While Per at first enjoys a certain amount of recognition for his ideas, he soon gets the impression that Denmark is no place for visionaries. (Filmfest Hamburg)
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What’s the first thing that comes to mind about this film? It was long—like really long. 162 minutes of watching a guy who couldn’t keep his mouth shut, slowly evolving on screen, is a lot for anyone. But apparently, the story is based on a book that’s required reading in Denmark, so I get why they wanted to pour their hearts into the adaptation. It definitely had its moments, and for those, it’s worth sticking through almost three hours. If I had to sum it up, I'd call it an epic family drama set against the backdrop of Danish life.
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