- Actors: Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Mathias Rust, Stefan Hörberg
- Directors: Lukas Moodysson
- Writers: Lukas Moodysson
- Producers: Anna Anthony, Lars Jönsson, Peter Aalbæk Jensen
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Language Swedish
- Subtitles: English
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Strand Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 31 Oct 2000
- Run Time: 89 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004YKR3
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,460 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Show Me Love is writer/director Lukas Moodyson's brilliant first feature, set in a small town called Amal where nothing exciting ever happens. As far as 16-year-old Elin is concerned, it has to be the dullest town in the world (raves are out of fashion before they even have one), and the spotty boys are even more mind-numbing--destined to fumble their way through the few teenage years left to them before taking inevitable jobs as mechanics and factory workers. Elin's classmate, the achingly shy Agnes, hates Amal too and slowly, over the course of the film and against all odds, the two discover a real and tender connection emerging between them.n
As with his follow-up sensation, Together, Moodyson directs his young actors with a subtlety that refuses to patronise or sentimentalise the emotions (all too rare in films about young people and a welcome antidote to the recent spate of mindless US teen flics). As Moodyson understands, adolescence is often the most emotionally grim period of a person's life: teenagers can be absolutely barbaric to each other. That's why the fragile romance that develops between Elin and Agnes is all the more moving, courageous and perhaps even revolutionary. Show Me Love will leave you with a huge grin on your face as Elin and Agnes finally get their triumphant kiss to strains of "I Want to Know What Love Is". If you love good cinema, all indications point towards Moodyson and Sweden being the new face and place to watch: this, his debut film, beat Titanic at the box office in Sweden when released. --Tricia Tuttle
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This has to rate as one of the best films I have seen, it's clever, funny, honest and you are guaranteed to be smiling manically by the end!
It follows Agnes and her loneliness in the small town of Amal, not helped by the fact she is struggling to come to terms with her sexuality or the petty cruelty of the in-crowd. It also follows the popular, pretty Elin and, as the girl's lives converge, the similarities begin to appear.
There's little more I can say here without spoiling a wonderful film and also, a great deal of it is conversational, but don't worry, there is more of a plot than just that!
I love this film so much because it has such an air of realism; the camera work, which resembles a documentary style helps, but it is the charectors and their behaviour which is so accurate. Most 'screen-teens' do cool things and have these happy perky lives; the teenagers of Amal are bored, drunk and talking about absolute rubbish - mobile phones, how to convince parents you've not been out while grounded, whether raves are cool or not. It is brutally honest about the phoniness, bravado and confusion of teenage life.
I love this film and I don't honestly believe anyone could fail to enjoy it. It truely is wonderful.
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Show Me Love is the unfortunately sanitised alternative title of "... Amal", with the result being that it sounds like a B-grade Mills & Boon romance, rather than the gritty and realistic insight into the trials and tribulations of teenage life that it is. The outstanding achievement of the film is that it doesn't fall into the same trap as many other teen flicks - the pitfall of unrealistically glamorising teen lives. Life in Amal is boring, trivial, angst-ridden, small-minded and definitely not at all glamorous.
The titular town is in Sweden and is perhaps best summed up by bored teen Elin contemplating another evening of hanging around and getting drunk: "Why must we live in ... Amal? When something's in, it takes so long to get here, it's out already because we're so ... behind!" In order to liven life up a bit, Elin accepts a dare to kiss Agnes, a socially awkward classmate who is rumoured to be lesbian. The kiss affects Elin more than she cares to admit - she likes Agnes, but Agnes isn't 'cool'; anyone who is different is the butt of cruel jokes, and Elin has her reputation to worry about.
Alexandra Dahlstrom and Rebecca Liljeberg deliver outstanding performances, as indeed does the entire largely teenage cast. This combined with the 'fly on the wall' camera work creates a film that is both naturalistic and engaging (despite the fact that non-Swedish speaking viewers must rely on subtitles). The story builds to the penultimate scene in the school bathroom when, sick of being messed around, Agnes confronts Elin, in a particularly memorable and funny yet touching 'coming out' sequence.
The titular town is in Sweden and is perhaps best summed up by bored teen Elin contemplating another evening of hanging around and getting drunk: "Why must we live in ... Amal? When something's in, it takes so long to get here, it's out already because we're so ... behind!" In order to liven life up a bit, Elin accepts a dare to kiss Agnes, a socially awkward classmate who is rumoured to be lesbian. The kiss affects Elin more than she cares to admit - she likes Agnes, but Agnes isn't 'cool'; anyone who is different is the butt of cruel jokes, and Elin has her reputation to worry about.
Alexandra Dahlstrom and Rebecca Liljeberg deliver outstanding performances, as indeed does the entire largely teenage cast. This combined with the 'fly on the wall' camera work creates a film that is both naturalistic and engaging (despite the fact that non-Swedish speaking viewers must rely on subtitles). The story builds to the penultimate scene in the school bathroom when, sick of being messed around, Agnes confronts Elin, in a particularly memorable and funny yet touching 'coming out' sequence.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is one of the best films I have seen in a very long time.In one week I watched 4 times, yes it is that good.
It felt so real, and it makes you want to cry,smile and laugh all at the same time.You can identify with the characters, they have depth and aren't made to be perfect, or even pretend to be perfect.
I just thought this film was amazing,it actually makes you think, and feel something when watching the film.I'm so glad I watched this, I was getting tired of all the mindless American teen movies that were out.
I just wished they had it on DVD!!!!
It felt so real, and it makes you want to cry,smile and laugh all at the same time.You can identify with the characters, they have depth and aren't made to be perfect, or even pretend to be perfect.
I just thought this film was amazing,it actually makes you think, and feel something when watching the film.I'm so glad I watched this, I was getting tired of all the mindless American teen movies that were out.
I just wished they had it on DVD!!!!
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