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      Søndagsengler

      Released May 1, 1998 1h 43m Comedy Drama List
      Reviews 81% Audience Score 500+ Ratings In a small Norwegian town, 16-year-old Maria (Marie Theisen) struggles through adolescence and sexual awakening as her father, Johannes (Bjørn Sundquist), the stern town priest, works to thwart her natural blossoming. She rebels, but finds some support from church organist Mrs. Tunheim (Hildegun Riise), a woman who sacrificed her personal life for religious devotion. When Marie later learns that her father has had an affair, she then uses this information to fight back against his constraints. Read More Read Less

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Sep 10, 2005 Full Review TV Guide Rated: 4/5 Jul 30, 2003 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews A powerful film with simple, heartfelt performances by all. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member I misjudged this film at first and almost turned it off not even half way through. Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 1997 Academy Awards this Norwegian film has also been recognised through a host of other awards; it had promise to say the least. What I wasn't expecting was the slow and tedious pace used in this film. It wasn't until I embraced this that I began to full appreciate and enjoy this wonderful film. This was my first Norwegian film, set during the 1950s and chronicling the spiritual journey of a Priest's daughter. Looking at issues of spiritual exploration during a particularly conservative period of history the audience grows with Maria's character and may ultimately learn something about themselves and their own beliefs by the time they have finished watching this. This film touched a nerve with me and I won't forget it, for that reason this film is brilliant in its effectiveness. A beautifully told coming of age story from a period, setting and point of view unlike anything I have ever seen. "When you are dead you are free" - Mrs Tunheim in 'The other side of Sunday' Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member A very natural, very nicely done coming-of-age story about a girl in a very religious family. It's both a bit sacred and a bit blasphemous. Its emotional grip wasn't especially compelling, but it was a well done movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Oscar nominated foreign film from Norway about a teenage girl whose father is a priest and is very strict about her being a proper Christian. But of course, she is starting to explore her sexuality and wants to be free to do what she wants. To be honest, this movie is pretty boring, it’s just such a quiet film that is pretty overlong and takes too long to say what it’s trying to say. The acting is good, especially from the priest and the woman the girl admires, but other than that, it just gets dull a lot of times. Oh well, it wasn’t awful, it just… there. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Sweden...teenage...christianism. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked what it had to say and how it said that Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero). First viewing: 19.02.1998 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In a small Norwegian town, 16-year-old Maria (Marie Theisen) struggles through adolescence and sexual awakening as her father, Johannes (Bjørn Sundquist), the stern town priest, works to thwart her natural blossoming. She rebels, but finds some support from church organist Mrs. Tunheim (Hildegun Riise), a woman who sacrificed her personal life for religious devotion. When Marie later learns that her father has had an affair, she then uses this information to fight back against his constraints.
      Director
      Berit Nesheim
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      Norwegian
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 1, 1998, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 27, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 43m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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