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Early Spring (1986)

Early Spring poster
Original title
Barndommens gade
Directed by
Astrid Henning-Jensen
Genre
drama film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
A
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a woman looking back on her childhood and youth in a working-class neighborhood of Copenhagen. It shows her struggles with poverty and her early ambitions to become a writer.

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What happens

Early Spring (Danish: Barndommens gade) is a 1986 Danish drama film directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen. It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Tove Ditlevsen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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