A Funny Man (Dirch)

• Director: Martin P. Zandvliet
• Writer: Martin P. Zandvliet, Anders F. August
• Cast: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Lars Ranthe, Lars Brygmann, Malou Leth Reymann, Laura Christensen
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Synopsis: Martin Pieter Zandvliet's A Funny Man (the follow-up to his debut Applause) examines the career of one of Denmark's most successful comics, Dirch Passer (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), whose long and extremely successful career was plagued by self-doubt, overwork and his audience's resistance to any attempts he makes to branch out. A fascinating and affecting exploration of the dilemma facing every popular artists, A Funny Man is distinguished by Zandvliet's elegant, sensitive direction and a major, major turn by Kaas (The Green Butchers, Brothers). [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]