Sophie's World (1999)

Original title

Sofies verden

Directed by

Erik Gustavson

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, adventure film, teen film, historical film

Country

Sweden, Norway

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

L

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl named Sophie starts receiving mysterious letters that introduce her to the history of philosophy. She goes on a journey to uncover who is sending them and why.

thoughtfulphilosophicalpuzzlingeducationalgentlecuriousmeditativenostalgic

What happens

Sophie's World (Sofies verden) is a 1999 Norwegian drama–adventure film directed by Erik Gustavson and starring Silje Storstein as Sophie. It is an adaptation of the 1991 novel of the same name by Jostein Gaarder. Upon its release in 1999 it was the most expensive film to date in Norway. It has since been released on DVD dubbed into German. An English-subtitled DVD was released in 2005 in the UK and, likewise, a Dutch-subtitled DVD was released in the Netherlands. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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