Get out of Åmål
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Get out of Åmål |
| Original title | Fucking Åmål |
| Country of production |
Sweden Denmark |
| original language | Swedish |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lukas Moodysson |
| script | Lukas Moodysson |
| production | Lars Jonsson |
| music |
Per Gessle , Håkan Hellström |
| camera | Ulf Brantås |
| cut |
Michal Leszczylowski , Bernhard Winkler |
| occupation | |
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Raus aus Åmål or Show me Love (original title: Fucking Åmål ) is a Swedish - Danish youth film from 1998 . Director Lukas Moodysson's feature film debut was a great commercial success in Northern Europe and won several awards. The main roles are played by Alexandra Dahlström and Rebecka Liljeberg .
action
The teenagers Agnes and Elin both live in the small town of Åmål and couldn't seem more different: while Elin is the most popular and beautiful girl in the school, Agnes has remained an outsider even after the move. At school, the rumor is derogatory that she is a lesbian. In fact, Agnes is secretly in love with Elin. But Elin is also different from her friends. She wants more out of life than what seems possible in Åmål.
After Elin kisses Agnes for a silly wager, she feels guilty and apologizes to her. She quickly developed respect and affection for Agnes, which she had not noticed in school before. But Elin suppresses the possibility of her own homosexuality. Instead, at the insistence of her sister, she hooks up with shy Johan and avoids contact with Agnes. She will soon have her first sexual intercourse with Johan.
Eventually Elin leaves Johan. She pulls Agnes into a school toilet and admits there that she loves her. The conversation is interrupted by friends of Elin who think she is in the bathroom with a boy. Elin and Agnes lock themselves in at first and hesitate to go out. When the pressure rises from the students and teachers gathered in front of the toilet, they decide to confess to their love affair and demonstratively step out holding hands.
History of origin
Lukas Moodysson wrote nine drafts for the script for Raus aus Åmål . With a budget of nine million kroner , the shooting did not take place in Åmål , the location of the film, but in Trollhättan , about 100 kilometers away. Trollhättan is the birthplace of Erica Carlson , Mathias Rust and Stefan Hörberg , who made their acting debut in the film . The two leading actresses had previously gained experience in Swedish feature and television films, but only in supporting roles.
The last scene in which Elin and Agnes drink O'boy cocoa was not originally planned. This scene is followed by the song Show Me Love by the Swedish pop singer Robyn . Songs by the indie rock band Broder Daniel also contributed to the soundtrack .
reception
The film was released in Swedish cinemas on October 23, 1998, where it was seen by over 860,000 people. With a gross profit of 54.37 million crowns by March 31, 1999 in Sweden it was a commercial success. Cinema releases in other European countries followed. In Norway, Raus aus Åmål was the most successful film after Notting Hill in 1999. In Germany, where the film opened on December 22, 1999, 81,569 viewers saw it. In April 2001 it was released in Germany on video and DVD .
Critics received the 89-minute film mostly positively. The two main actresses in particular received praise. The few negative voices criticized, among other things, that the film is too simple and not very profound. The original title was changed to Show Me Love for rental in the English-speaking market .
Reviews
“The likeable debut film is convincing as a sensitive story of adolescent self-discovery. He takes the perspectives of his protagonists seriously and refrains from any judgmental comment. Last but not least, he lives from the lively play of his young leading actresses. "
“In Scandinavia, the funny and touching story of an awakening lesbian love was the hit movie of the year. Lukas Moodysson (script and direction) approaches the needs of his characters very carefully. Alexandra Dahlström (Elin) and Rebecka Liljeberg (Agnes) play simply phenomenal. Gosh! Heartache is rarely presented so fresh and relaxed in the cinema. "
“To say that Fucking Åmål is a film about the life of teenagers in a small Swedish town is like saying that Hamlet is a play about the life of a Danish prince. - Of course that's true, but that's not the point! If that's all you have understood, then you have missed the most important thing. "
Awards
At the 1999 Berlinale , the film won the Teddy Award and a recommendation at the CICAE Prize in the Panorama category. Also on numerous other film festivals was Me Love successful. He received an award for Best International Film at the Canadian Atlantic Film Festival , the Student Jury Prize at the Flanders International Film Festival , the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival , and the FIPRESCI Best Film Prize at the Molodist International Film Festival Prize and the Young Jury Prize, as well as the Don Quixote Prize, the Audience Prize and the Special Jury Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival .
The film won the Guldbagge , the most important Swedish film award, in the categories of Best Film , Best Actress (Alexandra Dahlström and Rebecka Liljeberg), Best Director and Best Screenplay . Ralph Carlsson , who played Agnes' father, was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor. The film was nominated for Best Non-American Film for the Danish Bodil , but had to admit defeat to Pedro Almodóvar's Everything About My Mother . The film received the Norwegian Amanda Award for Best Foreign Film . At the 1999 European Film Awards ceremony, the film was nominated for Best European Film .
The film was the Swedish entry for an Oscar nomination in the category Best Foreign Language Film , but was neither nominated nor awarded.
Theater / opera
“Raus aus Åmål” has also been adapted several times for the theater - for example at the Konstanz theater . In October 2009 a production by the director Jan Langenheim ran at the Wilhelma Theater in Stuttgart . The play premiered on October 9, 2009.
At the Hamburg State Opera, the material is currently being adapted for the opera by Samuel Penderbayne. The premiere is in November 2020.
Web links
- Show Me Love in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Product to film, the bar and the production (English)
- What It's All About ( Memento of February 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) - Essay on the content
Individual evidence
- ↑ Get out of Åmål. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Wilhelmatheater: Get out of Amal . www.stuttgart.de. Accessed on October 11, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Staatsoper Hamburg - piece: Samuel Penderbayne | Our little shit - Fucking Åmål. Accessed February 16, 2020 .
