December 27, 2009
Slow but alright. The progress through the film goes well...
Alexandra Dahlstrom,
Rebecca Liljeberg,
Erica Carlson,
Mathias Rust,
Stefan Hörberg
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Fucking Åmål is a coming-of-age comedy set in a sleepy little Swedish town called Åmål -- the most boring place on earth according to one of its residents, the adolescent girl Elin. Meanwhile, one of ... read more
DVD Release Date: October 3, 2000
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October 1, 2009A very sweet youth love film. It came highly recommended but for me it?s nowhere near as good as the two films Moodysson followed it up with. The young actors are really good though and it can't help but make you feel good.
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February 19, 2010Show Me Love, originally titled Fucking Åmål, is a 1998 Swedish film directed by Lukas Moodysson. Two seemingly different teenage girls strugling with understanding their feelings and how to deal with them. The film first premiered at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival under its origi... read more
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September 6, 2008Realism,frivolous beauty and a caressing miracle in the routine of a Swedish small town,where the context of lesbianism is treated in utmost subtlety and openness.Moodysson is aware of his raw themes (remember Lilja 4-Ever) and I should cry out art-house cinema forever!
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April 23, 2012fb1413120010Quiet but rather well demonstrates the need for cultural acceptance, especially for teenagers, who may be prone to bullying.
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June 11, 2009Bittersweet coming-of-age film dealing with conformity and peer pressure. Has its share of flaws (especially the aesthetics and the minor characters) but it's too darn cute and endearing for me not to like it.
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April 2, 2009One of the first foreign films I saw that wasn't on a critics list as something you "had to see". Astounding acting, camera, use of music and captures the exact feeling of social pressure in the middle school to high school environment.
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February 12, 2009Best movie about teenagers I've seen since Dazed and Confused. Two girls go lezbo in highschool. And because the director is a deeply religious Christian, you can watch it guilt-free!
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July 13, 2008For me, when watching this movie, one has to keep in mind any other teen-love movies you might have seen. Heck, ALL teen movies are fair game. Then, when watching this movie, notice how those other movies begin to crumble under their own stupidity, and jump off large cliffs like ... read more
Critic Reviews
July 18, 2007
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
July 21, 2005
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Dahlström and especially Liljeberg are first-rate. Full Review
March 19, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
High school, small town, teenagers in hormone hell -- or is that heaven? Full Review
February 7, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
A completely charming reality-based romantic fantasy, both sweet-natured and sympathetic. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
What keeps us watching are Liljeberg and Dahlström, both beautifully natural, and the hope that we'll get to see them together. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Right away this film grabs attention with documentary-style close- ups and upends teen movie cliches. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
One of the most honest and heartfelt teen dramas ever to grace the screen. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Anita Gates, New York Times
The film has some charm and a winning simplicity but not an iota of depth. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Ernest Hardy, Film.com
Moodysson creates a fictional world that has all the aesthetic rawness and grittiness of a documentary.
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