A Beautiful Life (2023 film)

A Beautiful Life
Directed byMehdi Avaz
Written byStefan Jaworski
Produced by
    • Anna Malmkjær Willumsen
    • Julie Rix Bomholt
Starring
Music byThomas Volmer Schulz
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 1 June 2023 (2023-06-01) (Netflix)
Running time
99 minutes[1][2]
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

A Beautiful Life is a 2023 Danish drama romance music film directed by Mehdi Avaz and starring Christopher Lund Nissen. It was released on 1 June 2023 by Netflix.[1][3]

Plot

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.

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10.[2]

Soundtrack

A Beautiful Life
Soundtrack album by
Christopher
Released1 June 2023 (2023-06-01)
LabelParlophone, Warner
Christopher chronology
My Blood
(2021) 		A Beautiful Life
(2023)
Singles from A Beautiful Life
  1. "Hope This Song Is for You"
    Released: 28 April 2023[4]
Music video
Christopher - Hope This Song Is For You (From the Netflix Film 'A Beautiful Life') [Official Audio] on YouTube

A soundtrack was released on 2 June 2023.

Track listing

A Beautiful Life
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Beautiful Life"
  • Christopher Lund Nissen
  • Petter Tarland
  • Pär Westerlund
3:38
2."Hope This Song Is for You"
  • Christopher Lund Nissen
  • Daniel Schulz
  • Jeppe London
2:35
3."Would Ya"
  • Christopher Lund Nissen
  • Fredrik Tao Nordsø Schjoldan
3:37
4."Honey, I'm So High"
  • Christopher Lund Nissen
  • Fredrik Tao Nordsø Schjoldan
  • Fridolin Nordsø Schjoldan
2:57
5."Ready to Go"
  • Christopher Lund Nissen
  • Daniel Schulz
  • Thomas Drachmann
2:03
6."Led Me to You"
  • Christopher Lund Nissen
  • Jeppe London
3:29
7."Book of Me"
  • Christopher Lund Nissen
  • Daniel Schulz
  • Elias Kapari
  • Gustav Wolter
3:23
8."Hey Love"
  • Christopher Lund Nissen
2:46
9."Hope This Song Is for You" (John Alto remix)
  • Christopher Lund Nissen
  • Daniel Schulz
  • Jeppe London
2:41

Weekly charts

Chart performance for A Beautiful Life
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 171
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 26

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[9] Gold 10,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "A Beautiful Life (2023) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "A Beautiful Life". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Christopher in His First Leading Role – 'A Beautiful Life' Premiere on Netflix June 1". Netflix. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Hope This Song Is for You" at MusicBrainz. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – SOUNDTRACK / CHRISTOPHER – A Beautiful Life" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – SOUNDTRACK / CHRISTOPHER – A Beautiful Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – SOUNDTRACK / CHRISTOPHER – A Beautiful Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – SOUNDTRACK / CHRISTOPHER – A Beautiful Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Danish album certifications – Christopher – A Beautiful Life". IFPI Danmark. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.