Did Somebody Laugh?(1978)
The late 1930s. A young enemployed, unskilled worker walks through the streets of Copenhagen, sustaining himself partly on the dole and free soup-kitchen meals and partly on day-dreams. He spends time at a cemetry studying headstone inscriptions. Mild-mannered and of poetic bent, he understands little of an intellectual friend's advice and shies away from the love of a woman who shares her bed with him.
Movie: Did Somebody Laugh?
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Elisabeth
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Vægtløftermennesket
Nuslemennesket
Graveren
Vorherre/Kontormanden
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Tanten
Ella
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Overview
The late 1930s. A young enemployed, unskilled worker walks through the streets of Copenhagen, sustaining himself partly on the dole and free soup-kitchen meals and partly on day-dreams. He spends time at a cemetry studying headstone inscriptions. Mild-mannered and of poetic bent, he understands little of an intellectual friend's advice and shies away from the love of a woman who shares her bed with him.
Release Date
1978-09-14
Average
8.4
Rating:
4.2 startsTagline
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Languages:
Dansk
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