''Show Me Love'' () is a 1998 Swedish
romantic comedy-drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...
film written and directed by
Lukas Moodysson
Karl Fredrik Lukas Moodysson (; born 17 January 1969) is a Swedish filmmaker, novelist, and short story writer. First coming to prominence as an ambitious poet in the 1980s, he had his big domestic and international breakthrough directing the 1 ...
in his feature-length
directorial debut
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. It stars
Rebecka Liljeberg
Rebecka Månstråle Liljeberg (born 13 May 1981) is a Swedish former actress who starred in the Swedish film '' Show Me Love'' (''Fucking Åmål'') (1998).
Early life and career
Rebecka was born in the town of Turinge, Sweden to an 18-year-old ...
and
Alexandra Dahlström
Lena Marina Alexandra Dahlström (born 12 February 1984) is a Swedish actress and film director.
Career
Dahlström gained international attention in 1998, after starring as "Elin" in the film '' Show Me Love''. For this, she won the Guldbagge ...
as two seemingly disparate teenage girls who begin a tentative romantic relationship. The film was released theatrically in Sweden on 23 October 1998,
and premiered internationally at the
1998 Cannes Film Festival
The 51st Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1998. American filmmaker Martin Scorsese served as jury president for the main competition. Isabelle Huppert was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.
Greek filmmaker Theo A ...
.
It received an overwhelmingly positive reception
and won four
Guldbagge Award
The Guldbagge Awards (, ) is an official and annual Sweden, Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a Cetonia aurata, rose chafer, better known by the name Guldbagg ...
s (Sweden's official film awards) at the 1999 ceremony. Its international awards include the
Teddy Award at the 1999
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...
,
and the
Special Jury Prize at the
34th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 34th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 2 to 10 July 1999. The Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival), Crystal Globe was won by ''Yana's Friends'', an Israeli comedy-drama film directed by Arik Kaplun. Th ...
. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Oscar at the
71st Academy Awards
The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 1998 in film and took place on March 21, 1999, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p. ...
, but it did not make the final shortlist.
The Swedish title refers to the small town of
Åmål
Åmål () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Åmål Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated on the western shore of Vänern.
In 2005 Åmål received second prize in the in ...
in
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County () is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...
, western Sweden. However, only a few scenes were filmed in Åmål, and they were not included in the
final product
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. Primary filming took place in the nearby town of
Trollhättan
Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is loc ...
, the location of the production company
Film i Väst
Film i Väst (English: "Film in West") is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, nicknamed "Trollywood"), founded in 1992 by the Älvsborg County Council. Lars von Trier used its facilities in his movies, such as ''Dogville'' and '' ...
's studios.
Plot
Two girls, Agnes and Elin, attend school in the small town of
Åmål
Åmål () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Åmål Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated on the western shore of Vänern.
In 2005 Åmål received second prize in the in ...
, Sweden. Elin is outgoing and popular but finds her life unsatisfying and dull. Agnes, by contrast, has no real friends and is constantly depressed. Agnes is in love with Elin but cannot find any way to express it.
Agnes' parents worry about their daughter's reclusive life and try to be reassuring. Her mother decides, against Agnes' will, to throw a 16th birthday party for her. Agnes is afraid no one will come. Viktoria, a girl in a wheelchair, shows up and Agnes shouts at her in front of her parents, telling her they are friends only because no one else will talk to them. Agnes, overcome with anger and depression, goes to her room and cries into her pillow shouting that she wishes she were dead, while her father tries to soothe her. Viktoria leaves and Agnes's family eats the food made for the party.
Elin arrives at Agnes' house, mainly as an excuse to avoid going to another party, where there will be a boy (Johan, played by Mathias Rust) she wants to avoid. Elin's older sister, Jessica, who comes with her, dares her to kiss Agnes, who is rumoured to be a
lesbian
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. Elin fulfills the dare and then runs out with Jessica, only to soon feel guilty for having humiliated Agnes.
After becoming drunk at the other party, Elin gets sick and throws up. Johan tries to help her and ends up professing his love to her. Elin leaves Johan and the party, only to return to Agnes's house to apologize for how she acted earlier. In doing so, Elin stops Agnes from
cutting herself. She even manages to persuade Agnes to return with her to the other party. On the way, Elin shares her real feelings about being trapped in Åmål. She asks Agnes about being a lesbian and believes that their problems could be solved by leaving Åmål and going to
Stockholm
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. On impulse, Elin persuades Agnes to
hitchhike
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Signaling ...
to Stockholm, which is a five-hour journey by car. They find a driver who agrees to take them, believing them to be sisters who are visiting their grandmother. While sitting in the back seat, they have their first real kiss. The driver sees them and, shocked at the behaviour of the two 'sisters', orders them to leave the car.
Elin discovers that she is attracted to Agnes but is afraid to admit it. She proceeds to ignore Agnes and refuses to talk to her. Elin's sister Jessica sees that she is in love and pushes her to figure out who it is. To cover the fact that she is in love with Agnes, Elin lies, pretending to be in love with Johan, and loses her virginity during a short-lived relationship with him. Elin eventually admits her feelings, when, after a
climactic scene in a school bathroom, they are forced to '
out
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*O ...
' their relationship to the school.
The film ends with Elin and Agnes sitting in Elin's bedroom drinking chocolate milk. Elin explains that she often adds too much chocolate until her milk is nearly black. She must fill another glass with milk and mix it and that her sister Jessica often gets mad that she finishes the chocolate. Elin has the last word saying "It makes a lot of chocolate milk. But that doesn't matter".
Cast
*
Alexandra Dahlström
Lena Marina Alexandra Dahlström (born 12 February 1984) is a Swedish actress and film director.
Career
Dahlström gained international attention in 1998, after starring as "Elin" in the film '' Show Me Love''. For this, she won the Guldbagge ...
as Elin Olsson
*
Rebecka Liljeberg
Rebecka Månstråle Liljeberg (born 13 May 1981) is a Swedish former actress who starred in the Swedish film '' Show Me Love'' (''Fucking Åmål'') (1998).
Early life and career
Rebecka was born in the town of Turinge, Sweden to an 18-year-old ...
as Agnes Ahlberg
* Erica Carlson as Jessica Olsson
* Mathias Rust as Johan Hulth
* Stefan Hörberg as Markus
* Josefine Nyberg as Viktoria
* Ralph Carlsson as Agnes's father, Olof
* Maria Hedborg as Agnes's mother, Karin
* Axel Widegren as Agnes's little brother, Oskar
* Jill Ung as Elin's and Jessica's mother, Birgitta
Title
The original title of the film, ''Fucking Åmål'', refers to the girls' feelings about their small town: In a key scene, Elin shouts in desperation "''varför måste vi bo i fucking jävla kuk-Åmål?''" (which roughly translates to "why do we have to live in fucking bloody cock-Åmål?").
According to Moodysson, the problem with the original title started when the film was Sweden's candidate for the
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...
, though eventually it was not chosen as a nominee.
The Hollywood industry magazine ''
Variety
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* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' refused to run an advertisement for ''Fucking Åmål''. Thus, American distributor
Strand Releasing
Strand Releasing is an American film production company founded in 1989 and is based in Culver City, California. The company has distributed over 300 auteur-driven titles from acclaimed international and American directors such as Apichatpong W ...
asked for a new title. Moodysson took the new title from
the song at the end of the film, by
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson (; born 12 June 1979), known professionally as Robyn (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. Her 1995 debut album ''Robyn Is Here'' produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 single ...
.
Distributors
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Design
A ...
in other native English-speaking countries then followed suit.
*
* ("Discovering Love")
* ("School Friends")
* ("Love is Love") The Czech title is based on a
Lucie Bílá
Lucie Bílá (born Hana Zaňáková on 7 April 1966) is a Czech pop singer. According to her label, EMI Czech Republic, the singer has sold over one million albums. She won the Czech musical award, Český slavík, 13 times, more than any other ...
song of the same name, which references homosexuality.
* (, "Show Me Love")
*
Hebrew
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: ''F- Åmål''
*
English
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* English language
* English people
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* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
* ''English'', an Amish ter ...
: ''Show Me Love''
*
French (Canada): ''Qui Aimes-Tu?'' ("Who do you love/like?")
Reception
Political controversy
Even before the film was completed, it created controversy in the town of Åmål. Local politicians campaigned to get the title changed because they argued that it would show the town in an unfair way and even undermine it as an economic centre.
Further pressure was brought on the makers of the film, the
Film i Väst
Film i Väst (English: "Film in West") is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, nicknamed "Trollywood"), founded in 1992 by the Älvsborg County Council. Lars von Trier used its facilities in his movies, such as ''Dogville'' and '' ...
studio, who are partly financed by Swedish local authorities, including Åmål.
However, the local complaints had no effect on the content or release of the film. Since the release, the town of Åmål has tried to embrace the publicity generated, despite the fact that the town's name is missing from the English title. In the early 2000s the town founded the pop music "Fucking Åmål Festival."
Critical and commercial response
''Fucking Åmål'' received the highest audience figures for a Swedish film in 1998–9, with a total audience of 867,576 and a total audience for the whole of Europe of 2.1 million.
It grossed $6.5 million in Sweden and $3 million in Norway. Some international reports stated that the film had outgrossed the
Hollywood
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film ''
Titanic
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'' in Sweden. In fact, ''Titanic'' had over twice as many viewers as ''Show Me Love'' in Sweden in 1998.
''Show Me Love'' has an approval rating of 91% on
review aggregator
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website
Rotten Tomatoes
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, based on 44 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus states: "A naturalistic depiction of teenage life, ''Show Me Love'' has a charming, authentic feel".
Metacritic
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assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". It is among the top ten of the
British Film Institute
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list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14.
The film received consistently good reviews, including the realism and credibility of its portrayal of what it is like to be a teenager in a small town in the 1990s. In addition, the efforts of the young actors were praised. Jan-Olov Andersson at
Aftonbladet
(, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish language, Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lar ...
felt that Dahlström's and Liljeberg's imaginative appearance and interaction was "sensationally credible", and Bo Ludvigsson at
Svenska Dagbladet
(, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily List of Swedish newspapers, newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden.
History and profile
The first issue of appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the 1900s the pap ...
wrote that it was "a warm, strong and confident film about the courage to be human". Ludvigsson also believed that ''Fucking Åmål'', with its storytelling drive, leave and authenticity, was well above most of the Swedish films of recent years. Anders Hansson at
Göteborgs-Posten
(), abbreviated GP, is a major Swedish language, Swedish-language daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden.
History and profile
was first published in 1813, but ceased publication in 1822. It re-appeared in 1850. Publication seven day ...
thought that director Moodysson with fairly ordinary elements created "a film with unusual rise".
Autostraddle
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placed it at number 20 on its "Top 100 Best Lesbian Movies" list.
Cultural impact
According to Russian singer
Lena Katina
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, producer
Ivan Shapovalov
Ivan Nikolayevich Shapovalov (Cyrillic: Иван Николаевич Шаповалов, born 28 May 1966) is a musical producer based in Moscow, Russia. He is best known for being the founder and former executive producer/manager for t.A.T.u.
...
was inspired to create the pop duo
t.A.T.u.
t.A.T.u. (, ) were a Russian pop duo consisting of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The two started out as part of the children's musical group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with Russian reco ...
after the release of this film. The track "
Show Me Love" is featured in their album ''
200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
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''.
The creators of the 2018 Netflix series ''
Everything Sucks!
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'' called the film the "biggest influence" on that show's creation.
Awards and nominations
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Amanda Award
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, Best Foreign Feature Film
, ''Fucking Åmål'', director
Lukas Moodysson
Karl Fredrik Lukas Moodysson (; born 17 January 1969) is a Swedish filmmaker, novelist, and short story writer. First coming to prominence as an ambitious poet in the 1980s, he had his big domestic and international breakthrough directing the 1 ...
,
,
, -
, Best Nordic Feature Film
, Lukas Moodysson
,
,
, -
,
Atlantic Film Festival
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, Best International Feature
, Lukas Moodysson
,
,
, -
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Berlin International Film Festival
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, C.I.C.A.E. Award - Recommendation (Panorama)
, Lukas Moodysson
,
,
, -
,
Teddy Award - Best Feature Film
, Lukas Moodysson
,
,
, -
,
British Film Institute Awards
, Sutherland Trophy - Special Mention
, Lukas Moodysson
,
,
, -
,
Manaki Brothers Film Festival
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, Special Jury Award
, Ulf Brantås
,
,
, -
, Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival
, Golden Moon of Valencia
, Lukas Moodysson
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, -
,
European Film Awards
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,
Best Film
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Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
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, Student Jury Award
, Lukas Moodysson
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,
, -
, Grand Prix
, Lukas Moodysson
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Guldbagge Awards
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,
Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...
, Lars Jönsson
,
,
, -
,
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* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* As ...
, Lukas Moodysson
,
,
, -
,
Best Screenplay
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, Lukas Moodysson
,
,
, -
,
Best Actress in a Leading Role
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,
Alexandra Dahlström
Lena Marina Alexandra Dahlström (born 12 February 1984) is a Swedish actress and film director.
Career
Dahlström gained international attention in 1998, after starring as "Elin" in the film '' Show Me Love''. For this, she won the Guldbagge ...
Rebecka Liljeberg
Rebecka Månstråle Liljeberg (born 13 May 1981) is a Swedish former actress who starred in the Swedish film '' Show Me Love'' (''Fucking Åmål'') (1998).
Early life and career
Rebecka was born in the town of Turinge, Sweden to an 18-year-old ...
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,
, -
,
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* BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
* Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male
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, Ralph Carlsson
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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, Audience Award
, Lukas Moodysson
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, FICC - The Don Quixote Prize
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Special Jury Prize
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Crystal Globe
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, Best Full-Length Fiction Film
, Lukas Moodysson
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FIPRESCI
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, Lukas Moodysson
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, Youth Jury Award - Full-Length Feature Film
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, Verzaubert International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
, Rosebud - Best Film
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Bodil Awards
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,
Best Non-American Film
, Lukas Moodysson
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,
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GLAAD Media Award
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,
Outstanding Film – Limited Release
, Lukas Moodysson
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,
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
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, MovieZone Young Jury Award
, Lukas Moodysson
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,
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was released through
Metronome Records
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and consists of songs in
English
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and
Swedish language
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. Swedish band
Broder Daniel
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, who contributed three English language songs to ''Fucking Åmål'', saw a spike in popularity after the film's release. The band also released an
EP titled ''Fucking Åmål''.
;Fucking Åmål/Musiken Från Filmen
:Label:
Metronome Records
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:Format:
CD,
compilation
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:Country:
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:Released: 1998
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LGBTQ-related coming-of-age comedy-drama films
LGBTQ-related romantic comedy-drama films
Political controversies in film
Swedish coming-of-age drama films
Swedish independent films
Swedish LGBTQ-related films
Swedish romantic comedy-drama films
Swedish teen drama films
Teen LGBTQ-related films
Teensploitation
Zentropa films