- Unflinchingly honest and boundlessly lyrical, the exploration of sexual awakening in You Are Not Alone was a turning point in world cinema. In a Danish boy s boarding school in the late 1970s, Bo and Kim are naive youngmates, whose friendship blossoms into a childlike love affair. When their friend is expelled for a prank involving lewd posters, the student body bands together to strike against th
Unflinchingly honest and boundlessly lyrical, the exploration of sexual awakening in You Are Not Alone was a turning point in world cinema. At a Danish boy’s boarding school in the late 1970s, Bo and Kim are naive young classmates, whose friendship blossoms into a childlike love affair. When their friend is expelled for a prank involving lewd posters, the student body bands together to strike against the school and its authoritarian headmaster. Lasse Nielsen and Ernst Johansen’s classic film is a groundbreaking meditation on innocence, rebellion and love.
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April 5, 2008
#1
This was one of the most boring movies on the topic. I watch lots of alternative films, foreign, offbeat, etc. And this is just not well written or developed. There were some good scenes, but very disjointed.
April 5, 2008
#2
Well, aside from the problem some people might have with the subject (these are really young kids sort of making out), I think the movie is really slow-paced and gets boring quite quickly.
The adult characters are mostly cardboards and some of the kids’ acts are quite implausible to me. But then I was never in a boarding school, nor in Denmark.
The transfer is anamorphic but very soft and not progressive. A PAL to NTSC conversion, I guess.
April 5, 2008
#3
The dvd was defective, and did not work. When contacted about this for return, Amazon was very helpful, made the return process easy. No arguments, just expedited the process. And the price was deleted from my Visa. Communication with Amazon was timely and effective.
April 5, 2008
#4
I wish to correct the misperceptions about this film that most people seem to have about this outstanding movie.
This film focused on bonding that goes on between teen boys. There were no overt homosexual statements or acts in this film although those who are so inclined could view it as homoeroticism that appeals to gay interests.
The nude shower scene went into the subject of genital hygiene and sex education. It’s too bad that this scene didn’t go into more details about masturbation as an alternative to wet dreams and heterosexual pregnancy.
The scene of the two boys kissing was part of a school play that showed how the students viewed present society’s hypocrisy in practicing the Ten Commandments. I was especially impressed about their take on national and religious hypocrisy on the commandment of `Thou shalt not kill’.
The closest thing that came to the subject of homosexuality was Lars’ bi-sexual encounters, which is experimentation. Homosexuality is an exclusive life style; experimentation does not fit into that definition. To label Lars or anybody else as homosexual without any evidence of it is harmful to teenagers that form a close friendship with each other.
I recommend this film as mandatory viewing for all parents of teenage boys. Put aside your religious and societal bias and you’ll learn why boys strike out against hypocrisy that’s imposed on them.
April 5, 2008
#5
THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL,KIM IS NOT ALONE,CAUSE HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKES GUY & LARS NOT ALONE NEITHER FOR THE SAME THING AS SO IS BO!!
I LOVE THIS MOVIE,IF YOU LIKED BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN,YOU’LL SURE LOVE THIS ONE.