Ein gutes Herz (2009)
In seiner heruntergekommenen New Yorker Kneipe steht Jacques jeden Tag hinter dem Tresen, um dem Leben zu trotzen und seine Stammgäste mit vertrauter Giftigkeit zu unterhalten. Dass der Menschenfeind trotzdem, auch nach dem fünften Infarkt, noch ein Herz hat, beweist er bei Lucas. Dem sanften obdachlosen Jungen versucht Jacques, Unterricht in Kneipen- und Lebensführung zu erteilen. Fast scheint der Plan, ihn zum Nachfolger aufzubauen, aufzugehen. Doch eine Frau bringt die keimende Männerfreundschaft durcheinander.
Der Regisseur:
Dagur Kári
Der Autor:
Dagur Kári
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Brian Cox as Jacques |
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Paul Dano as Lucas |
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Stephanie Szostak as Sarah |
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Isild Le Besco as April |
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Bill Buell as Roger Verne |
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Ed Wheeler as Jonathan |
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Clark Middleton as Dimitri |
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Edmund Lyndeck as Barber |
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Daniel Raymont as Markus |
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Damian Young as Roddie |
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André De Shields as Sooty |
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Stephen McKinley Henderson as Psychiatrist |
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Larry Pine as Laugh Therapist |
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Nicolas Bro as Ib Dolby |
| Production | Sigurjón Sighvatsson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Thor Sigurjonsson | Producer |
| Directing | Dagur Kári | Director |
| Production | Skuli Fr. Malmquist | Producer |
| Production | Robin O'Hara | Executive Producer |
| Production | Scott Macaulay | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Dagur Kári | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leo Won | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Paul Schnee | Casting |
| Sound | Slowblow | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Camera | Rasmus Videbæk | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ásta Hafthórsdóttir | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Drifa Freyju-Ármannsdottir | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helga Rós Hannam | Costume Design |
| Art | Ana Katharina Dreschsler | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Cooke | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ásta Hafthórsdóttir | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Hálfdán Pedersen | Production Design |
| Editing | Christian Einshøj | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Roy Farfel | Stunt Driver |
| Sound | Eric Milano | ADR Recordist |
| Editing | Andri Steinn | Editor |