Movie

A Funny Man (2011)

• August 25, 2011
• 1h 56m

• Drama

“A biography of the Danish actor and comedian, Dirch Passer”

Overview

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.

Director

Martin Zandvliet

Writers

Martin Zandvliet, Anders Frithiof August

Starring

Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Julie Zangenberg, Lars Ranthe