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Cecilia

1954 · 85 min

A quiet, sombre coming-of-age portrait that lingers on loneliness and fragile comfort.

Directed by
Solvejg Eriksen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anne-May Nilsen, Grethe Lill, Atle Merton
Overview
Teenage Cecilia comes from a working class family. She lives with her mother, three brothers, and alcoholic father. Cecilia finds emotional relief and security with Tore, an older girl at her school.

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Directed by
Solvejg Eriksen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anne-May Nilsen, Grethe Lill, Atle Merton
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • family
    • addiction
    • isolation
    • friendship
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Solvejg Eriksen
    Written by
    Solvejg Eriksen
    Starring
    Anne-May Nilsen, Grethe Lill, Atle Merton, Harald Haugen, Sonny Berg, Knut Flom, Øystein Års, Per Finne
    Cinematography
    Gunnar F. Syvertsen
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    Norway
    Languages
    Norwegian

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