A Beautiful Life movie storyline. Elliott is a young Danish fisherman with no more family left, orphaned as a child after an accident. With little money in his pocket, his luck is an extraordinary voice. One night he performs at a club to do his friend Oliver a favor and is noticed by the successful high-profile music manager, Suzanne
Suzanne soon pairs Elliott with her estranged daughter and music producer, Lilly. Elliott accepts their help by trying to write and record a song, and success comes quickly, almost overwhelmingly. On his way to becoming a star, the young man must deal with unexpected popularity, growing feelings for Lilly and unresolved issues from the past.
A Beautiful Life is a 2023 Danish drama romance music film directed by Mehdi Avaz and starring Christopher Lund Nissen, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Christine Albeck Borge, Ardalan Esmaili, Sebastian Jessen, Marie Askehave, Christine Albeck Børge and Paw Henriksen. It was released on 1 June 2023 by Netflix.
Film Review for A Beautiful Life
This Scandinavian drama answers the question: “what would happen if a really, really handsome Danish fisherman unexpectedly turned out to have a singing voice exactly like Ed Sheeran?” And the answer is, pretty much every cliché about a young singer-songwriter you’ve ever seen before, but all in the same movie.
The star of A Beautiful Life is so cool – in Denmark – that he doesn’t even need a second name. Like Rihanna, Bono, or Kermit, this guy just goes by “Christopher”.
A Beautiful Life follows our young warbler from the pub where he is discovered – there just happens to be widow of a famous rock star in the audience – and on to his utterly predictable trajectory towards fame, heartbreak and acceptance.
All I’m gonna say about A Beautiful Life, is if you like the yearning nonsense that passes for “a ballad” on the trailer, then this film is exactly what you deserve. A Beautiful Life makes Keira Knightley in Begin Again look like Johnny Rotten in Never Mind the Bollocks.
And if – like me – the only Danish movies you have seen are the great ones that turn up at the film festivals, then I guess it’s good to be reminded that they can make terrible, sappy, mostly unwatchable movies too. Just like everyone else.
A Beautiful Life (2023)
Directed by: Mehdi Avaz
Starring: Christopher Lund Nissen, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Christine Albeck Borge, Ardalan Esmaili, Sebastian Jessen, Marie Askehave, Christine Albeck Børge, Paw Henriksen
Screenplay by: Stefan Jaworski
Production Design by: Charlotte Snede Sørensen
Cinematography by: Daniel Cotroneo
Film Editing by: Anders Hoffmann
Costume Design by: Pia Myrdal
Art Direction by: Brian Conradsen
Music by: Thomas Volmer Schulz
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: June 1, 2023
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