Der er en yndig mand (2002)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Martin Strange-Hansen

Writers:

Flemming Klem (writer)
Martin Strange-Hansen (writer)

Release Date:

2 October 2002 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

Lars Hansen is in a job training program. He finds a potential job at a print shop, but his paperwork gets mixed up with an El Hassan...

Plot Keywords:

Immigration | Mistaken Identity | Bureaucracy | Xenophobia

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins

Cast

Martin Buch	...	Lars Hansen; El Hassan
Camilla Bendix	...	Ida
Farshad Kholghi	...	Omid
Martin Hestbæk	...	Niels
Michel Castenholt	...	Pelle
Niels Martin Eriksen	...	Magnus
Anette Støvelbæk	...	Receptionist Arbejdsformidlingen
Charlotte Munksgaard	...	Amanda Pedersen
Benjamin Boe Rasmussen	...	Nabo #1
Thomas Baldus	...	Nabo #2
Cecilie Thomsen	...	Guide på Kronborg
Lisbeth Wulff	...	Receptionist Sprogskolen
M. Sohail Sharif	...	Pakistaner i sprogskolen
Ingelise Olsen	...	Receptionist Udlændingestyrelsen
Flemming Klem	...	Danbank Bankmand

Also Known As:

This Charming Man

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Filming Locations:

Bjælke-Stuen, Lyngby, Sjælland, Denmark

Company:

M&M Productions

Trivia:

The original title "Der er en yndig mand" means "There is a lovely man". It is a play on words on the national anthem of Denmark, "Der er et yndigt land", which means "There is a lovely country".

Soundtrack:

Ungdommens sang

OK short, but not really Oscar material

I was kind of let down by this short, since it won the Oscars and all. I xpected more. But it's actually an okay short, technically well done and sometimes rather amusing. But the story is too slight, and the humour, while being nicely subdued and gentle throughout, is not consistently funny enough throughout. But it's biggest problem is it's subject matter (which ironically is the REASON it won the Oscar) Film is PC moralizing in a manner that has been done to death here in Denmark. "respect your fellow man, even though he is an immigrant", "don't be a racist pig" etc., etc. This is all very fine, but I and pretty much anyone I know, don't need to be taught that. And I doubt a single racist bigot would change his mind after seeing this movie. It doesn't exactly give any real new insight into anything really.

But all in all, it is a well-crafted, rather amusing short, but don't expect Oscar material. But then again, "A Beautiful Mind" won the gong even though it was the least deserving in the pack.