Sirup (film)
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| Directed by | Helle Ryslinge |
| Cinematography | Dirk Brüel |
| Music by | Peer Raben |
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| Country | Denmark |
Sirup is a 1990 Danish drama film written and directed by Helle Ryslinge.[1] It was entered into the main competition at the 47th Venice International Film Festival.[2]
Plot
[edit]Lasse Jager, a salesman at a Danish convenience store, decides to move to the fictional village of Raker, Minnesota, home to a large Danish diaspora. Lasse meets and marries an American woman, and returns with her to Denmark. However, unbeknownst to him, they are filming a sitcom called "Sirup" in the convenience store he works at, which parodies the store's workers - including him. Lasse must decide if he wants to star in the sitcom as an actor, or take it to the police, while also having to deal with a man who is a regular at the store, but later finds out that he is a rapist who escaped from prison.
Cast
[edit]- Peter Hesse Overgaard as Lasse
- Kirsten Lehfeldt as Ditte
- Steen Svare as Jesper
- Henrik Scheele as Terje
- Pernille Højmark as Pia
- Aage Haugland as Goldbauer
- Søren Østergaard as Hr. Finth
References
[edit]- ^ Variety Film Reviews, Volume 21. R R Bowker Pub., 1990.
- ^ Giorgio Cecchetti (31 July 1990). "A Venezia spira il vento dell'ovest". La Repubblica. p. 25.
External links
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