Celebrating 100 years since the birth of Norwegian actor and comedian Leif Juster, this presentation collects the most famous (and some more unknown) revue numbers from his long career. Compiled by NRKs revuehistorian Andreas Diesen.
Leif Juster
as Diverse
The 2008 Circus Revue with Denmark's best revue actors: Ulf Pilgaard, Lisbeth Dahl, Henrik Løkkegaard, Ditte Hansen, and Niels Ellegaard. Quality, laughter, humor, and joy—or, to put it another way, in one of the many glowing five-star reviews: It's funny and it's crude. It's festive and it's cheeky. It's beautiful and it has a professional flow.
The biggest revue success of the year, Cirkusrevyen '95. More than 150,000 people have cheered and laughed along with Lisbet Dahl, Ditte Gråbøl, Claus Ryskjær, Ulf Pilgaard, and Niels Olsen. Lots of music and singing, biting satire, and a completely outrageous show make Cirkusrevyen '95 a unique and fantastic experience that can be seen again and again.
Svea hund, complete title Svea Hund på Göta Lejon (Svea Dog at Göta Lejon), was a Swedish variety show produced by AB Svenska Ord. It was written by Hans Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson, commonly known as Hasseåtage and directed by Tage. The show premièred on 15 February (although it had a sneak première on 9 February) 1976 on the theater Göta Lejon in Stockholm. It was the last of the three "Dog-revues"; the first was Gröna hund (Green Dog) the second being Gula Hund (Yellow Dog). Both Hasse and Tage starred in various roles. Other cast members were Gösta Ekman, Monica Zetterlund, Lena Nyman, and Tommy Körberg. The song quartet EBBA (Lena Eriksson, Lars Bagge, Kersint Bagge and Bo Andersson) and Gunnar Svenssons Bandhundband.
Since 1935, Denmark's largest revue has been lifting the spirits of the Danish people. The cream of Danish acting talent has brought down the house with waves of laughter as they tackle social issues, politicians, celebrities, and everyday problems. The 2005 Cirkusrevyen team: Ulf Pilgaard, Henrik Lykkegaard, Lisbet Dahl, Claus Ryskjær, choreographer Bill Holmberg, Marie Askehave, and bandleader James Price. As both director and actress, Lisbet Dahl presents this year's revue team with well-known stars and one unknown quantity. Look forward to seeing Claus Ryskjær, Ulf Pilgaard, Henrik Lykkegaard, and Marie Askehave on stage until August 27.
Peter Brixtofte, Prince Henrik, and the new government are getting a raw deal in this year's Cirkusrevy. Once again, we're bringing you a bunch of Denmark's funniest actors, who are jumping around on stage in a festive and entertaining way for the best revue experience of the year...
The revue is first and foremost Dirch Passer's. Here he is at the top of his game in his successful career as a revue artist. A genre he masters better than anyone else. Daimi is a worthy co-star, not least in their big song number "Who have you kissed in your doorway?" and Lily Broberg, Preben Kaas, and Klaus Pagh are also in their element.
Throughout the 1970s, Sejr Volmer Sørensen enjoyed great success with the revues he staged every summer in Nykøbing Falster until 1978. It was in these performances that comedian Kai Løvring truly rose to fame. An edited version of the 1973 summer revue.
An avarage man dreams of becoming a famous entertainer and thus fulfilling the wishes of his late father.
Cinema is like poetry. It can grow out of fantasy that became reality, or it can grow out of reality that turned into a dream. Who knows where on the screen lies end and truth begin? In the pavilion of Lenfilm, after shouting "motor" everyone can become a poet, a dream of something more. A glued-on nose can turn you into Joseph Brodsky, and artificial snow will burn you with cold.
A small town girl, who's an aspiring singer, tries to make a living out of music in the big city of Rio de Janeiro.
Chun, 28, Taiwanese, goes on a conflict-packed search journey with her Chinese guide, Ming, to find her father's long-lost first love, XiuQian, in China. Chun's father had promised XiuQian 60 years ago that he'd definitely come back to marry her. But not until recently, Taiwan and China were hostile to each other, he was never able to fulfill his promise. Chun and Ming grew up on two sides of the Taiwan Strait and were brought up with different values. They don't hesitate to cut each other down to size. Their turbulent romance unfolds in tears, laughter and a clash of values. The love story of two generations, across the Taiwan Strait, told with touching drama and biting comedy, is a poignant and entertaining road movie.
Víctor Tellez is an intellectual, world-weary film critic who prefers to think in French and eschew the clichés of romantic movies...until he finds himself living a sappy, feel-good love story of his own.
Cheyenne Harry, owner of the biggest cattle ranch in his corner of the west, is having trouble with John Merritt, a land-grabbing Chicago meat-packer. By some artifice of shrewd legal aid, Merritt manages to seize Harry's ranch under a bogus writ of foreclosure. Failing to get justice by his many letters to Merritt, Cheyenne Harry goes east and calls at the millionaire's mansion. At first, Merritt refuses to see him. Then, to cause amusement for his daughter, Helen, and her guests, he invites the "uncouth" westerner into his dining hall. He is sure that he will make some grave error in table deportment and afford them all a laugh. To the amazement of Merrit and the guests Harry's table manners are faultless. Then, to trick him into an embarrassing position, Merritt eats with his knife. Harry, realizing that it is proper for the guest to follow the example of the host, does likewise. He leaves the house chagrined but more determined than ever to get justice from Merritt.
Despite disowning his Italian past, Marcelo surprisingly inherits all the debts of his late mafioso “nonno”. Now he must learn from the family business to pay all the money he owes to the Korean and Turkish mafia.
Daniel Francis O'Toole, singing maestro in a New York restaurant, finds himself the unexpected heir to an estate in Ireland. He doesn't have money enough for the passage to Ireland, but the band members decide to incorporate him, advancing him the fare for equal shares in the estate. In Ireland, Danny finds that his is only a half-share, and the other half belongs to Mavourneen Kerrigan and she has the exclusive right to sell or keep the property...which, despite his pleas, she refuses to do. She also declares him an undesired guest, objects to his presence and insists that he prepare his own meals. He does so in a large main hall, but can only make hamburgers.
