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A Fortunate Man

How did you ever come up withthis preposterous project?

How did you ever come up with
this preposterous project?

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How did you ever come up with this preposterous project?
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:41
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
drama, romance
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Movie Summary

A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite, but the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.
I have spent the past year on it. - A Fortunate Man 00:05
I have spent the past year on it.
But it's something I’ve been thinking about ever since I was a boy. - A Fortunate Man 00:05
But it's something I’ve been thinking about ever since ...
I'd like you to elaborate on the control system for fiords and canals. - A Fortunate Man 00:06
I'd like you to elaborate on the control system for fio...
- Please speak in a clear voice. - Yes, sir. - A Fortunate Man 00:05
- Please speak in a clear voice. - Yes, sir.
I want to construct a control system for harbours and fiords in Jutland. - A Fortunate Man 00:07
I want to construct a control system for harbours and fiords...
This would enable faster waterborne travel - - A Fortunate Man 00:07
This would enable faster waterborne travel -
I want to move shipping traffic out of Copenhagen. - A Fortunate Man 00:04
I want to move shipping traffic out of Copenhagen.
A free port here would never become a centre for world trade - - A Fortunate Man 00:09
A free port here would never become a centre for world trade...
I want to establish a large port on the west coast - - A Fortunate Man 00:08
I want to establish a large port on the west coast -
It would be a kind of a Venice of the North. - A Fortunate Man 00:06
It would be a kind of a Venice of the North.
And speaking of which, young man, posture. Straighten your back. - A Fortunate Man 00:05
And speaking of which, young man, posture. Straighten your b...
- Am I dismissed? - Excuse me? - A Fortunate Man 00:05
- Am I dismissed? - Excuse me?
What a blithering fool! Authoritarian jerk! - A Fortunate Man 00:05
What a blithering fool! Authoritarian jerk!
"Posture, young man! Straighten your back!" I know the tune. - A Fortunate Man 00:07
"Posture, young man! Straighten your back!" I know...
Clean nails, say grace, don't whistle, have nice table manners. I feel sick. - A Fortunate Man 00:07
Clean nails, say grace, don't whistle, have nice table ...
It's half a victory. We must celebrate. - A Fortunate Man 00:05
It's half a victory. We must celebrate.
Champagne? And caviar, of course. - A Fortunate Man 00:05
Champagne? And caviar, of course.
- Yes... - Let's join the family. - A Fortunate Man 00:04
- Yes... - Let's join the family.
What's wrong? This is one of the best restaurants in town. - A Fortunate Man 00:06
What's wrong? This is one of the best restaurants in to...
My sister Jakobe's fiancée, Eybert. - A Fortunate Man 00:05
My sister Jakobe's fiancée, Eybert.