Rent The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
3.4 of 5 from 68 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- A bittersweet, warm coming-of-age story, The Man Who Loved Yngve is a pitch-perfect reflection of the critical transformative period in any young gay man's life. It's 1989, the Berlin wall is about to collapse, and the airwaves are full of the sounds of REM, The Cure and Jesus and Mary Chain. For 17-year-old Jarle, life is just about music and his ambition to create a great punk band. But when an intriguing new classmate, arrives in school one day, he is forced to question his priorities, and deal with his burgeoning sexuality. Capturing the pure driving power of a youthful first love, this romantic drama is consistently fresh and charmingly honest
- Actors:
- Rolf Kristian Larsen, Arthur Berning, Ida Elise Broch, Ole Christoffer Ertvåg, Jørgen Langhelle, Trine Wiggen, Knut Sverdrup Kleppestø, Andreas Cappelen, Vegar Hoel, Mari Langfeldt, Erlend Stene, Lasse Holdhus, Marko Iversen Kanic, Kristoffer Joner, Stian Aase
- Directors:
- Stian Kristiansen
- Producers:
- Yngve Saether
- Writers:
- Tore Renberg
- Aka:
- Mannen som elsket Yngve
- Studio:
- TLA
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Lesbian & Gay, Romance
- Collections:
- New Waves in Norwegian Cinema, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Norway
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Reviews (1) of The Man Who Loved Yngve
An uneven tone lets this soapy 1989-set melodrama down - The Man Who Loved Yngve review by PV
This Norwegian film is appealing but confusing - its uneven tone lets it down. The music is great and the 1989 setting believable - the film starts SO well, the first act is the best by far.
At times it is a fun film of youth set in 1989, rock n roll band included, a reminded me of a Children's Film Foundation film of 1970s, or Grange Hill or Tucker's Luck. Though actors look 18/19+ rather than 16/17.
Then it is also a love story, rather soapy romantic, borderline sexy (no full frontal nudity). Some soapy familial subplots grate, however.
But then the ending, act 3, (NO SPOILERS) needlessly takes a melodramatic turn and a plot and character development which was just not credible, no foreshadowing at all for events that unfold. A sham really.
So not bad but the uneven tone lets it down. It is a film which is trying to be three things at once so does not fully succeed in any. But an interesting watch.
3 stars
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