Lars von Trier is not a naturally funny film-maker, though you could call him more funny peculiar than funny haha.

And it isn't much of a surprise that his first comedy, about an actor hired to impersonate a non-existent company owner in order to help the real owner to sell his failing firm, is like a poor rerun of The Office.

"This film won't cause you more than a moment's reflection," von Trier intones in a voiceover. He's right.

Even so, there are some amusing moments as he spoofs not just the actors with whom he has sometimes had run-ins (Nicole Kidman in Dogville, for instance) but also his usual producer and partner, Peter Albaek.

The plot sees the company director (Peter Gantzler), who has told his staff that it is a mysterious Mr Big making all the decisions, trying to sell up to a temperamental Icelander (Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, the Oscar-nominated Icelandic director). But the Icelander wants to know who Mr Big is. Hence the actor (Lens Albinus).

There's a Danish setting, a determinedly workshop atmosphere and lots of jumpcuts. Apparently a computer was used to calculate the camera's position and the sound recording.

The result is a bit of a shambles, but perhaps in its lack of von Trier's usual pretensions will lie the charm of this film for some.