A Fortunate Man

Lykke-Per (Esben Smed) is a gifted young engineer who leaves behind his strict, joyless upbringing and heads for Copenhagen, determined to make himself rich. His talent opens doors among the city's elite, and his pride goes in ahead of him. Bille August adapts Pontoppidan's novel around Per's bond with Jakobe Salomon (Katrine Greis-Rosenthal), the daughter of a wealthy family who draws him closer.