The Man Who Loved Yngve
A Norwegian teenager’s punk-fueled world fractures when fascination with a synth-pop classmate challenges his girlfriend, friendships, and sense of self.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sincere
- wistful
- quiet evening
- coming of age film night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jarle's punk rock world contrasts with Yngve's synth-pop taste and shapes teenage belonging.
Jarle is drawn to Yngve while trying to maintain his relationship with Cathrine and his established self-image.
Jarle's band friendships and fascination with Yngve increasingly pull against one another.
The Berlin Wall's collapse in November 1989 parallels Jarle's sense that his familiar world is coming apart.
Films like The Man Who Loved Yngve, and why
Beautiful Thing
lgbtq+ coming-of-age drama centered on first love, self-discovery, and adolescent social pressure
My Beautiful Laundrette
1980s-set queer coming-of-age story combining music, friendship, and conflicted first desire
The Way He Looks
earnest youth drama about emerging sexuality, identity, and emotionally complicated friendship
Sing Street
music-driven teenage coming-of-age film with romantic confusion and a warm, bittersweet emotional register
Movie Details
- Director
- Stian Kristiansen
- Release Date
- 2008-02-15
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (64)
Cast
- Rolf Kristian Larsen
- Arthur Berning
- Ida Elise Broch
- Ole Christoffer Ertvaag
- Jørgen Langhelle
- Trine Wiggen
- Knut Sverdrup Kleppestø
- Andreas Cappelen
- Vegar Hoel
- Mari Langfeldt
Common questions
- What is The Man Who Loved Yngve about?
- A Norwegian teenager’s punk-fueled world fractures when fascination with a synth-pop classmate challenges his girlfriend, friendships, and sense of self.
- What is The Man Who Loved Yngve like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Man Who Loved Yngve as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Man Who Loved Yngve violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Man Who Loved Yngve.
- Which films are like The Man Who Loved Yngve?
- Films with a similar feel include Beautiful Thing, My Beautiful Laundrette, The Way He Looks, and Sing Street.
- How long is The Man Who Loved Yngve?
- The Man Who Loved Yngve runs 90 minutes.
