A Fortunate Man

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A Fortunate Man is a 2018 Danish period drama film directed by Bille August, adapted from Henrik Pontoppidan’s novel about an ambitious young engineer striving to escape his strict religious upbringing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Danish film
film
period drama film
adaptationOf novel
adaptedFromWorkBy Henrik Pontoppidan NERFINISHED
authorOfSourceWork Henrik Pontoppidan NERFINISHED
basedOn Lykke-Per NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Denmark
director Bille August NERFINISHED
directorNationality Danish
genre drama film
historical film
period drama
hasTitleInOriginalLanguage Lykke-Per NERFINISHED
literarySourceGenre novel
mainCharacterOccupation engineer
medium feature film
narrativeTheme conflict between religion and modernity
family conflict
individual ambition
social mobility
originalLanguage Danish
publicationYearOfSourceWork 1898
releaseYear 2018
screenwriter Bille August NERFINISHED
settingCountry Denmark NERFINISHED
settingPeriod late 19th century
subject ambitious young engineer
strict religious upbringing
workBasedOnNationalityOfAuthor Danish

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Bille August notableWork A Fortunate Man