Jesper Christensen
Kaj
Search results
Synopsis. An unemployed drunk hangs out at a public bench in the town centre with a group of like-minded souls, with no interests other than finding the money for the next drink. When a single mother moves into a neighbouring apartment he becomes involved in her troubles.
- Denmark
- Per Fly
- Danish
- Jesper Christensen, Marius Sonne Janischefska, Stine Holm Joensen
The Bench (2000) The Bench (2000) The Bench (2000) View more photos Movie Info Synopsis An alcoholic (Jesper Christensen) tries to reconcile with the daughter (Stine Holm Joensen) he abandoned 19 ...
- (26)
- Per Fly
- Drama
- Jesper Christensen
Winner of three 2000 Bodil Awards, including Best Danish Film, Best Actor (Jesper Christensen) and Best Supporting Actor (Nikolaj Kopernikus). Feature directorial debut for Per Fly. Shown at Haugesund Norwegian International Film Festival August 26 - September 3, 2000. widescreen. color. Dolby Digital/ Dolby SR (Spectral Recording) dialogue Danish
- Per Fly
- Jesper Christensen
Kaj is a stubborn man with a great deal of pride. The former chef lives in a council flat. He has wasted his life and is now on a council job training scheme for the long-term unemployed, where he refuses to let the foreman of the activation project boss him about. When Kaj's daughter, with whom he has not been in touch for nineteen years, moves into the same council estate on the run from her ...
Oct 30, 2000 · An involving story and a powerful performance by lead Jesper Christensen make the gritty melodrama "The Bench" an assured feature debut by 40-year-old director Per Fly. The realistic depiction of ...
Kaj is a stubborn man with a great deal of pride. The former chef lives in a council flat. He has wasted his life and is now on a council job training scheme for the long-term unemployed, where he refuses to let the foreman of the activation project boss him about. When Kaj's daughter, with whom he has not been in touch for nineteen years, moves into the same council estate on the run from her ...
Synopsis by Mark Deming. A man is given one last chance to repair a broken relationship with his daughter in this downbeat drama. Kaj (Jesper Christensen) once had both self-respect and a solid career as a chef, but these days he's an alcoholic who spends most of his days drinking with a handful of companions in a suburban park near Copenhagen.
