A Fortunate Man

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A Fortunate Man

2018

2h 42m

Drama

History

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A young man breaks free from his devoutly religious family in Western Denmark to pursue an engineering degree.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

05/02/2019

Walk through the room once an hour, and you'll be good.

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

06/27/2021

A Fortunate Man, book and film, offers large portions of fascinating social, historical and psychological life. Both are also deeply flawed.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

08/01/2020

7/10

Every corner of the mise-en-scène is beautifully filmed. It is a good Bille August film. [Full review in Spanish]

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

05/07/2019

4/5

Masterful Danish period drama/love story; some nudity.

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

04/29/2019

5/5

The visions, flaws, and setbacks of a gifted young man who wants to be a Master of the Universe.

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John Serba

Decider

04/25/2019

A Fortunate Man tends to overstate its themes a little, and can be a touch repetitive, but it's ultimately a story worth telling.

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Lawrence K

@RT17282326 Nov 26

Always on the Edge. What a story!

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Eoin D

@RT69835003 Jun 29

A rich film from Scandinavia. quality of acting,attention to detail

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Jose V

@RT25833494 03/04/2025

The worst danish movie I have ever seen, it’s without meaning, has no plot whatsoever. Total disaster of a movie, I kept watching it expecting to have some type redemption but it kept Getting worse and worse.

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Dennui S

@dennui 01/29/2025

A man's difficult childhood and estrangement from his family touches every aspect of his adult life.

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Jorge N

@RT13598599 08/24/2024

This is a masterpiece

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Mike W

@RT06826469 01/18/2024

If you enjoy classic novels brought to the screen in a way that feels like reading the novel (not easy to pull off), this film is for you. Very interesting character study of a man who can't control his pride and ego and how this blocks his path to success.

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Synopsis

A young man breaks free from his devoutly religious family in Western Denmark to pursue an engineering degree.

Director: Bille August
Producer: Karin Trolle, Thomas Heinesen
Screenwriter: Henrik Pontoppidan, Anders Frithiof August, Bille August
Production Co: Nordisk Film
Genre: Drama, History
Original Language: Danish
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2019
Runtime: 2h 42m

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