Mannen som elsket Yngve
Directed by:
Stian KristiansenScreenplay:
Tore RenbergCinematography:
Trond HøinesComposer:
John Erik KaadaCast:
Rolf Kristian Larsen, Ole Christoffer Ertvaag, Ida Elise Broch, Arthur Berning, Kristoffer Joner, Jørgen Langhelle, Vegar Hoel, Andreas Cappelen (more)Plots(1)
A young man finds that the current political turmoil in Eastern Europe bears uncanny comparisons to his own rocky homosexual awakening in The Man Who Loved Yngve, Stiane Kristiansen's emotionally-charged tale of coming out in late 1980s Europe. For 17-year-old Jarle Klepp, it seems life could not possibly improve; as a resident of the small town of Stavanger, Norway, Jarle sits on the very cusp of adulthood. He also claims a gorgeous girlfriend and a hip best friend, and looks ahead eagerly to his plans to kick start a punk band called 'Mattias Rust.' In truth, however, Jarle harbors long-buried gay desires, and it takes another young man - a village newcomer called Yngve - to draw out these latent feelings. Suddenly, Jarle finds himself plunged headfirst into a maelstrom of conflicting feelings, desires, and impulses, led forward only by an overwhelming urge to be as close to Yngve as possible, all the time. In the end, Jarle's need to be true to himself may claim its own rewards, but it will also inevitably mean losing the security of approval from many around him. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (2)
The Man Who Loved Yngve had a lot of potential, but in my opinion it was slumbering somewhere in the background, because I felt like there was a lot more to be made of it. I had trouble identifying with the main character - at times I didn't understand why he acted so stupidly (I understand his mental chaos, but his dealing with it, not so much). I'm not exactly a fan of the music that was played in the film, but I'm not a detractor either, so I was pretty much indifferent to the soundtrack. The story started off promising enough, and built up promisingly, but the ending just killed it. Ambiguous endings to movies are usually fine, but this one perhaps didn't even have an ending. A modest film in terms of handling, but ambitious in terms of subject matter, it fell flat with me mainly because of the main character and the unfinished ending.
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The one thing this movie is missing is humor—especially since it’s supposed to be a comedy. While the story is set against interesting events, it ends up being a pretty average film. What really stood out to me was the time period and the music, but that’s about it.
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