by Agnes&Elin Forever! » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:25 am
I don't know, I don't normally watch so many romantic movies, I think Fucking Åmål is so very special, there really is no comparison.
But one film that has some sweet romance is actually that old Bond-movie The Living Daylights, with Timothy Dalton and Maryam D'Abo.
Again no comparison to FÅ of course, but still cute and unusual for Bond.
I also found a Swedish list on the net for the 12 most romantic films ever, and interestingly FÅ was among those!
Here are the comments for FÅ:
Lukas Moodysson's breakthrough film about the bored teenage girls Agnes and Elin in Åmål.
Agnes is an outcast in school and she finds life rather difficult. She is also secretly in love with Elin, the most popular girl in school.
Elin and her sister have found out about Agnes lesbianism, and Elin decides to play a joke on Agnes by giving her a kiss. This leaves a trace in both girls hearts.
Teenage angst at its very best, Fucking Åmål is also one of the few Swedish films about love between two people of the same sex.
At times funny, at times very dark, this film is an absolute must for all true romantic people.
The other films on the list, in no special order, without comments:
Love Story (1970 Arthur Hiller)
Titanic (1997 James Cameron)
The Notebook (2004 Nick Cassavetes)
Amelie from Montmartre (2001 Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
Notting Hill (1999 Roger Michell)
Gone with the Wind (1939 Victor Fleming)
The Bridges of Madison County (1995 Clint Eastwood)
The English Patient (1996 Anthony Minghella)
Love Actually (2003 Richard Curtis)
Elvira Madigan (1967 Bo Widerberg)
Pride and Predjudice (TV series 1995)