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Show Me Love

Play trailer Poster for Show Me Love Released Jun 3, 1998 1h 29m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Teens Elin (Alexandra Dahlström) and Agnes (Rebecca Liljeberg) are schoolmates. Elin is upbeat and popular, while Agnes is morose and friendless. And both girls are very frustrated with life. Elin dreams of fleeing their dull Swedish town. Agnes dreams of Elin. Though Agnes has never acted on her feelings, it's widely rumored she's a lesbian. But when Elin kisses Agnes on a cruel dare, it leads to an apology, a growing closeness between the girls and a plan to solve the problems of both.

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

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Alyx Vesey Bitch Media The tentative nature of these couplings and the social environments that could threaten to undermine them suggest that these stories are only beginning. But I'm rooting for both couples anyway. Call me a romantic. Jan 11, 2021 Full Review David Ansen Newsweek With honesty, charm and an uncanny sympathy for all its characters, it takes us deep inside the awkward and exhilarating experience of first love. Mar 6, 2018 Full Review Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader This powerful, funny romantic drama neatly integrates the dilemmas of a girl in love, the girl she loves, a boy who also loves that girl, and that girl's sister. Jul 18, 2007 Full Review Savina Petkova A Good Movie To Watch A perfect capsule of lesbian desire and first love, Show Me Love is a gem of a movie; one that would make you think Close was a tad overrated. Rated: 82/100 Nov 24, 2023 Full Review Michele James Out Magazine This bittersweet tale will leave you sentimentally reminiscing about past loves and the passion of that first awkward kiss. May 27, 2022 Full Review Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Even the graininess of the film itself captures a kind of pre-millennium feeling. All to be savored! Feb 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sam N Show Me Love captures teenage angst and awkwardness with charming authenticity. The wooden performances and predictably cliché plot offer a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Suppose you want to relive the cringe-worthy moments of adolescence. In that case, this film delivers it all with a touch of endearing clumsiness. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/05/24 Full Review PridePosterStudios I wish someone would make me a milkshake with 5,000kg of chocolate Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/09/24 Full Review Thee S Intimately executed movie about queerness, teenage life, and self discovery in a gloomy, boring, depressing, musty ass Scandinavian town. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the best lesbian movie I have seen. But this was very realistic and bonus points for the happy ending that queer movies rarely get. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member A honest and realistic study of love and the teen years. It's refreshing to see teens actually portrayed as teens and ones who look the part as well (the two leads were 17 and 14 at the time of filming). This film is both heartwarming and touching, and I highly recommend it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved it the freshest movie I've seen in a while! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Teens Elin (Alexandra Dahlström) and Agnes (Rebecca Liljeberg) are schoolmates. Elin is upbeat and popular, while Agnes is morose and friendless. And both girls are very frustrated with life. Elin dreams of fleeing their dull Swedish town. Agnes dreams of Elin. Though Agnes has never acted on her feelings, it's widely rumored she's a lesbian. But when Elin kisses Agnes on a cruel dare, it leads to an apology, a growing closeness between the girls and a plan to solve the problems of both.
Director
Lukas Moodysson
Producer
Lars Jönsson
Screenwriter
Lukas Moodysson
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Memfis Film & Television [se], Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT Drama, Sveriges Television, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film i Väst, Zentropa Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 3, 1998, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 3, 2000
Box Office (Gross USA)
$220.0K
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround
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