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Show Me Love (1998)

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Reviews Counted:39

Fresh:35

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.6/10

Consensus: A naturalistic depiction of teenage life, Show Me Love has a charming, authentic feel.

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Elin and Agnes are a pair of teenage girls trapped in the small town of Amal, an isolated place where nothing ever happens. Elin is teased for being an outsider, but she doesn't realize that Agnes... Elin and Agnes are a pair of teenage girls trapped in the small town of Amal, an isolated place where nothing ever happens. Elin is teased for being an outsider, but she doesn't realize that Agnes has a crush on her. After an accidental kiss, the two girls must learn about themselves and their identities. A touching and honest story about growing up in a confusing world, this movie became the highest-grossing movie of all time in Sweden. Originally titled F------ AMAL. [More]

Starring: Alexandra Dahlstrom, Rebecca Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Mathias Rust

Starring: Alexandra Dahlstrom, Rebecca Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Mathias Rust, Stefan Horberg

Director: Lukas Moodysson

Director: Lukas Moodysson
Screenwriter: Lukas Moodysson
Producer: Lars Jonsson

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Oct 3, 2000

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El título original (en los EUA se exhibió bajo el nombre de Show Me Love) es llamativo: Fucking Åmål no sólo sugiere indirectamente el sexo ...

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
09/10/01
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

It tells this story with complexity and emotional truth, something that strikes me as a rarity in the genre.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
01/01/00
Beth Armitage
Beth Armitage
PopMatters

No review available.

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08/19/03
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
PopcornQ

Written and directed by Moodysson with charm, a sense of fun and no condescension.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

What keeps us watching are Liljeberg and Dahlström, both beautifully natural, and the hope that we'll get to see them together.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

Moodysson thrillingly captures the brusque, prevaricating way teenagers talk and act among themselves as well as with adults.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

This lively comedy should strike a chord with bored teenagers everywhere.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine

No review available.

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Liljeberg is a talented young actress, perceptively playing all of Agnes's moods.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
02/07/01
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Moodysson creates a fictional world that has all the aesthetic rawness and grittiness of a documentary.

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01/01/00
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
Film.com
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07/29/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

One of the most honest and heartfelt teen dramas ever to grace the screen.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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Incredibly fun, incredibly entertaining, and worth watching in all respects.

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01/01/00
James Brundage
James Brundage
Filmcritic.com

A poignant exploration of the cruelty and anguish of teenage existence.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Dahlström and especially Liljeberg are first-rate.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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Surprisingly poignant and unflinchingly honest.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A simple, charming, and slightly edgy romance between two teenage girls.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Lukas Moodyson's debut feature has a grainy, immediate feel that nicely enhances the story's emotional honesty -- a quality that our own popular teen movies have only just begun to embrace.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
07/18/07
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A completely charming reality-based romantic fantasy, both sweet-natured and sympathetic.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/07/01
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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It's just an incredibly insightful character drama about true, awkward, beautiful first love, and it's all the better for it. Oh, and that last shot is as cute as it gets.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
 
 
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