Den sommeren jeg fylte 15 (1976)

Directed by

Knut Andersen

Genre

drama film, teen film, coming-of-age film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

15

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man looks back at his teenage summer in 1950s Norway. The film focuses on his first experiences with sexual desire and the awkwardness of coming of age.

nostalgicintrospectivetenderslow-pacedwistfulearthygrowing-uphormonal

What happens

Den sommeren jeg fylte 15 (English: The summer I turned 15) is a 1976 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, starring Steffen Rothschild, and music composed by Eyvind Solås. The film is based on Knut Faldbakken's novel Insektsommer (Insect Summer). Peter (Rothschild), who was a teenager in the 1950s, is reminiscing about the days of his youth, and his awakening sexuality. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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