Dating Amber
Dating Amber
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David FreyneDrehbuch:
David FreyneKamera:
Ruairí O'BrienBesetzung:
Fionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan, Barry Ward, Lauryn Canny, Simone Kirby, Shaun Dunne, Shauna Higgins, Ally Ni Chiarain, Emma Willis, Jonny Woo (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Set-in Ireland during the mid-90’s, Eddie and Amber (both 17) are in the closet about their sexuality and decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating. Eddie is keen to follow his Dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. However, their ‘ideal’ arrangement begins to fall apart, forcing Eddie deeper into denial as Amber realises that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes. (Altitude Film Distribution)
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Dating Amber hat einen sehr humorvollen Anfang, der sich allmählich in ein Beziehungs- und Familiendrama verwandelt, aber es hat mich nicht so sehr angesprochen wie die ursprüngliche Komödienebene. Einen Stein zu werfen, um Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen, hatte wirklich seinen Reiz, und das Lehrvideo zur Sexualerziehung war unglaublich bizarr. Ich war fasziniert von der hinterwäldlerischen Atmosphäre der Schule, in der es der Gipfel der Perfektion war, über seine (unver)wirklich(t)en Liebeserfahrungen zu sprechen. Obwohl der Film eine starke Geschichte bietet, ging er mir nicht so sehr unter die Haut, und das Ende hat für mich nicht wirklich funktioniert. Starke drei Sterne!
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Director and screenwriter David Freyne tells a quite original story about friendship and self-acceptance that has the power to engage more senior viewers too. At least I totally fell for it. I haven't seen such a good teen movie in a long time. I laughed a lot from the very beginning, some situations were really very funny. However, as time went on, there were also much more serious and sad moments, during which I came close to tears. I really must to praise the unassuming lead duo, Fionn O'Shea and Lola Petticrew, who managed to express a wide range of emotions with great sensitivity. I also really liked the 90's soundtrack, which accurately captured the era in which the movie takes place. (90%)
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