Description
Brennende blomster 1987
1h 24min | Drama, Romance | 5 March 1987 (Denmark)
Storyline:
The film is about the teenager Hermann (Hølmebakk) who develops a relationship with the middle-aged Rosa (Fjeldstad).
User review:
The director and crew faithfully recreate a bit of Lars Saabye Christensen’s novel “Beatles” (aka “Yesterday”), set in 1960’s Oslo, for the screen. Even in the high standards set by other great Scandinavian coming-of-age films, this is worth a view. Lead actors Torstein Hølmebakk, Lise Fjeldstad, and Jan Petter Berglund are outstanding. I believe this was LSC’s first screenplay to make it to film. The content, a teenage boy falling for an older woman, was not watered down or turned into a mindless comedy, which may be why it was never generally released in the US. But combine the smarts of “Harold and Maude” with the era of “Help” and this is what you get. This *should* be a teen cult film.
Directors: Eva Dahr, Eva Isaksen
Writer: Lars Saabye Christensen
Stars: Torstein Hølmebakk, Lise Fjeldstad, Karoline Waal
Country: Norway
Language: Norwegian
Release Date: 5 March 1987 (Denmark)
Also Known As: Burning Flowers
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Very good film
Lance (verified owner) –
Very good movie about a teenage boy who is slowly drawn to the life of a mysterious older woman that is on his flower delivery route.
He goes out of his way in order to get closer to her, even breaking up with a girl from his classes and ends up sleeping on her living room floor, with her in his arms.
In the end, as he is making an unexpected flower delivery, he discovers her with another teenage boy, seducing this teen just like he had been. He leaves without a word.