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Bedre enn sitt rykte (1955)

Bedre enn sitt rykte poster
Directed by
Edith Carlmar
Genre
drama film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
15
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young student named Dag needs top grades to get into medical school. He starts private lessons with his French teacher and they fall in love. Meanwhile, his friend Karin secretly loves him and another boy, Roald, loves her.

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What happens

Bedre enn sitt rykte (English: Better than Their Reputation) is a 1955 Norwegian drama film directed by Edith Carlmar, starring Vigdis Røising, Kari Nordseth, Magne Bleness and Atle Merton. The story is based on a novel by Eva Seeberg. Dag (Bleness) is finishing school, and needs a top grade to get into medical school. He takes private lessons with the French teacher (Nordseth), and a romantic relation develops between the two. Karin (Røising) is in love with Dag, and waits for the relationship to end, while Roald (Merton) is in love with Karin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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