Underplayed Gems

First love (2003)

First love poster
Directed by
Judith Lansade
Genre
teen film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
25 min
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How it feels

A 16-year-old girl named Marie meets her first love, a high school boy named Aske. She shares her feelings and expectations with the camera, but the reality of the relationship falls short of her dream.

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What happens

First love er en dansk ungdomsfilm fra 2003, der er instrueret af Judith Lansade. Marie er 16 år og går i niende klasse, da hun møder sin første kærlighed. Han hedder Aske og går i gymnasiet og er alt det, hun drømmer om. Med en blanding af eufori og usikkerhed, fortæller Marie til kameraet om sine forventninger til kærligheden. Filmen følger Marie til fest, sammen med veninderne og den dag, hun lykkeligt fortæller, at hun har fået en kæreste. Virkeligheden lever dog ikke op til drømmen, og forholdet slutter lige så brat, som det begyndte. Så melder skuffelsen og rastløsheden sig. Var det bare det? Et portræt af en ung pige, der søger at forstå verden og ikke mindst sig selv. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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