Show Me Love

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A tender treatment of love.......2006-07-03

The touching feature of this film is the sense of bare truth making its way to the surface through the stereotypical muddled and superficial existence of modern teenagers (yes, I know, this does sound judgemental). Somehow even a cliche song by Robyn fits correctly into this scheme. For me the absolute gem of this film was Rebecka Liljeberg (Agnes). It is a shame though, that an actress of such immense talent chooses to work in cinema only sporadically.

5 stars as a movie with a lesbian theme; 4 stars as any movie.......2006-03-20

This is not a 5-star movie in terms of quality, but a 4-star one. But as a lesbian-theme movie, it is among the best. It deals with the topic of first love and first kiss and first relationship... It is about growing up, fitting in, finding yourself, standing up for yourself... It is sweet and angsty: you will fall in love with the characters and you will remember how it felt to have same or similar concerns that they have. Even though the two characters are totally different, their experiences are universal - I believe you will find similarities with your own young self in both of them. I was thoroughly charmed by this movie and even remembering it makes me feel warm and happy. It is a feel-good movie that I recommend!

Achingly real.......2006-01-29

'Show Me Love' is a truly beautiful and enchanting film. Despite it being based on the lives of teenagers in a small Swedish town, the subject matter is one that will strike an emotional chord with people from all age groups and all walks of life. Agnes' love for Elin is one that is bitterly familiar to everyone, however sadly, for most viewers, their tale will not end as happily as that of these two girls.

Of all the countless portrayals of teenage life that have been created by the world of cinema, none compare to 'Show Me Love' in terms of truth and realism. Within 'Show Me Love' Lucas Moodysson strikes a beautiful balance of emotion that will appeal to most viewers. He allows his characters to express passion and unrequited love, without ever slipping into overdone, Hollywood style shmaltz. Conversely he also allows his characters to undergo pain and suffering, without ever letting the tone become too bleak. It truly is a film that aches with realism.

Lucas Moodysson is an accomplished and intelligent director and one can only hope that he can reach as wide an audience as possible. He is capable of breathing fresh air into, not only the teenage movie genre, but cinema in general.

Amazing!!.......2006-01-14

I caught this show few years back and have no regrets purchasing the DVD few weeks back. The storyline is simple yet enticing. I know that I will definitely not be watching this show once, twice or thrice but many more times.

It's a show worth purchasing a new set!

A moving film about two Real girls in high skool.......2005-10-31

This film took me back in time to age 15 when the only thing that mattered was how many friends you had, how popular you were, & your status in the social pecking order. High school society is about the most meaningless, inane, irrational, and unproductive place in the world one can be. It is almost better to be dead than to go to school every day, a point that Agnes evidently concurred with (and uh, no, she doesn't die)...

This is the messed-up and decadent reality of the modern world, where youth are idle, and have nothing to do with their time except obsess over shallow, hurtful social war-games. Our society does not engage young people in helping to solve today's problems; and so, many problems (like the lost of our manufacturing in the U.S.A., or our export of jobs and careers, and the demise of the American middle class, and the environment) simply do not get fixed, and people grow up callous and uninterested in solving social problems. This film indicts the entire system of education, which needs to be overturned and revised...

I call the two main characters "Real" girls, in contrast to the other girls in this film, who are not real, but are phony, obsessed with playing the game and with getting into other people's business. I do not idealize lesbians in particular, but to the extent that they are Real and willing to buck the social system and be Themselves, they are highly Admirable.

These two girls have different personalities from each other, and it would have been really interesting to see how their relationship progressed over time. But this movie is about First Love (Lesbian), and only involves the initial stage, somewhere between Rejection and Acceptance.

I won't tell you how the movie ends, but it is very Moving and highly Recommended. I really feel for Agnes.

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have enjoyed it again and again
Me and Mrs Jones
no chemistry at all between the man and the woman
Charming and Romantic
Me and Mrs. Jones

Me & Mrs. Jones
Starring: Caroline Goodall , Robson Green , Philip Quast , Keeley Hawes , and Michael Maloney
Director: Catherine Morshead
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ASIN: B0002TSZQA
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Description

Love and politics don't mix. Prepare for an explosive romance.

Politics makes for strange bedfellows, indeed. Robson Green (Reckless, Touching Evil) portrays a Fleet Street tabloid writer who earns his keep airing the private doings of public figures. His next story is going to take him right to the top.

The snooping columnist, who writes under the pseudonym Mrs. Jones, secretly infiltrates 10 Downing Street in an effort to reveal the Prime Minister's intimate personal details and deflate her re-election campaign. But once inside, he finds not scandal but true love-with the married Prime Minister herself. This secret affair may end both his career and the PM's political hopes, but the heart doesn't always listen to logic.

Caroline Goodall (Schindler's List, The Princess Diaries) co-stars as the British Prime Minister in Me and Mrs. Jones, a winning romantic drama propelled by gossip, scandal, and outrage, as well as powerhouse performances from two of today's top talents.

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have enjoyed it again and again.......2007-06-22

Thoroughly enjoyed Me and Mrs.Jones,and Robson Green's a delight. Enjoyed his character's growth and the other characters - esp. his friend whose house gets used for their 'dates' and his crush on the PM's bodyguard!

Me and Mrs Jones.......2007-01-10

Absolutely delightful. Robson Green and cast are right on their marks. Great escapist fare.

no chemistry at all between the man and the woman.......2006-09-23

it's so obvious there's no chemistry at all between the guy who played the tabloid writer and the woman who played the prime minister. they were just like two actors who signed up separately and had to carry it out and play to the end. there's nothing between them. the screenplay was also quite lame. nothing to be excited about. a quite ridiculous and lame fairy tale.

Charming and Romantic.......2006-01-23

I just watched Me & Mrs. Jones and it was a very good movie. In the vein of Sleepless in Seattle, this is a charming little story of finding love where you least expect it. And Robson Green showed once again why he is such a popular actor in Britain. He is very believable in the role and is a joy to watch.

Me and Mrs. Jones.......2005-09-10

This is a very good movie to watch and especially if you are familiar with European customs. Robson Green is one of my favorite British actors and I tend to buy a lot of his movies when the movies are released. If you like Cinderella stories and maybe like to escape from reality every so often, then this is the movie for you. All the characters are very believeable and true to form. Even though something like this probably would not happen in real life, its always nice to dream. I recommend this movie to anybody, male or female.

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Miss Lettie is for Me
This movie sucks

Miss Lettie and Me
Starring: Mary Tyler Moore , Holliston Coleman , Charles Robinson , Burt Reynolds , and Irma P. Hall
Director: Ian Barry
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: B0001ZWLUQ
Release Date: 2004-07-20

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Miss Lettie is for Me.......2005-11-29

This film was produced by the cable channel TNT and having noted that one should not expect that the result is a bonafide theatrical release, but taken for what it is MISS LETTIE & ME is great tear-jerking, holiday entertainment. Holiday films are sappy, they are supposed to be because that is why we watch... Who would watch A CHRISTMAS CAROL if Scrooge made no kind of transformation?

MISS LETTIE AND ME is the story of a family that is brought together by the unwanted intrusion of a young girl who needs to be wanted almost as badly as her great aunt needs to be needed. The players here are comfortable and in good form. Mary Tyler Moore and Burt Reynolds head up a talented cast and make a nice Christmas themed movie for the whole family.

This movie sucks.......2005-02-21

about a kid having to movie in with a grumpy old lady .the kid acts too hard to be cute so fake and dull.passola

Lukas Moodysson Collection (4 DVD Box Set) [PAL, Region 2, Import]

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Lukas is a cinematic god

Lukas Moodysson Collection (4 DVD Box Set) [PAL, Region 2, Import]

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ASIN: 1391983947

Product Description

Four features. 'Show Me Love' offers a close examination of the relationship between two young girls, aged sixteen and fourteen. The oldest is Agnes who has few friends, whereas Elin is a lively girl but who is bored with her own life. Also features: 'Lilya 4-Ever', 'Together' and 'A Hole In My Heart'. Special Features: Talk Lukas Moodyssons First Short Film / Trailers / Filmography / Text Interview / Guardian Interview With Lukas Moodysson / Lukas Moodysson Trailer Reel / UNICEF Film More Precious Than Gold / Amnesty International Appeal Promotional Video/ A Hole In My Second Heart Making Of / Lukas Moodysson Master Class.

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Lukas is a cinematic god.......2006-10-08

Here we have the best of Lukas Moodysson, which is good indeed. 'Show Me Love' is the politically correct title of his film about teenage lesbians in a small Swedish town, their angst and their relationship. My girlfriend called it the best love story she'd ever seen. Then there is Lilja-4-Ever, about a young Eastern European girl forced into prostitution: food for thought there. 'Together' is about a Swedish commune which takes in a suburban family during the 1970's, some comedic moments and good entertainment. 'A Hole in My Heart' is a somewhat more experimental film, definitely not meant for watching with the whole family; the narrative isn't as clear and there are some gynecological scenes that might scare you. I've seen all of these films and recommend them heartily to anyone who wants to see something besides the standard Hollywood trash.

A Hole In My Heart [English Subtitles, PAL, Region 2, Import]

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de-humanizing

A Hole In My Heart [English Subtitles, PAL, Region 2, Import]

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Region 2 encoding (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt).
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ASIN: 8391540758

Product Description

Richard and his son Eric live in a run down apartment in Stockholm. Abandoning traditional social codes in favour of a more liberal 'pop culture', chaos ensues to provide a poignant reflection of contemporary Western culture...

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de-humanizing.......2006-12-29

Lukas Moodysson's 'A hole in my heart' reveals the de-humanization resulting from porn. And yes, focusing mainly on male & female sex-organs makes this movie pretty depressive. The more so, while Moodysson also shows how its participants are caught in the strong commercial pressures behind.

Set in a modest appartment in some anonymus Swedish suburb, we meet the four characters of 'A hole in my heart': a father in his fifties (the producer), his adolescent son, and a male & female porn-actor. Limiting the cast to four, as well as having the set almost entirely indoors, increases isolation & desolation. The son keeps himself out of any activity, thus serving as a contrasting mirror to the shooting in the next room.

That, in short, is the whole story of 'A hole in my heart'. One feels this movie is a little too long to tell us just that. I guess Moodisson thought a subject like this cannot be over-emphasized.

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Show Me Love
Starring: Show Me Love
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ASIN: B000CIXFMU
Release Date: 2006-01-31

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