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Skal vi danse først?

1979

A quiet, observant coming-of-age drama that simmers with teenage restlessness and family tension, feeling earnest and gently melancholic.

Overview
About sixteen-year-old Susanne and her relationship with her parents and friends. To make her friend Peter jealous, she flirts heavily with a forty-year-old silversmith from the sailing club where she works.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Annette Mari Olsen
Written by
Katia Forbert, Annette Mari Olsen, Marie Louise Lauridsen
Starring
Lene Gürtler, Erik Wedersøe, Kirsten Rolffes, Frits Helmuth, Hanne Uldal, Claus Bue, Rita Angela, Birgit Brüel
Music
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Cinematography
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Country
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Languages
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