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Ung Flukt
(1959)
by Tuna
Ung Flukt (1959), or "The Wayward Girl" was Liv Ullmann's first
starring role. She plays Gert,
the fatherless daughter of a traveling door-to-door saleswoman.
Lacking parental supervision, Gert is running with a wild bunch. Atle Merton is a
college-bound young man
from a good home, but he loves her. His mother
doesn't approve, and his father backs his mother to a point. As the
film opens, the young man is taking Gert to a remote country location to try
and save her from her friends and herself. When his father and her
mother arrive days later, it looks like the party is over, but the
parents end up leaving them there. Then, a stranger arrives, and
Gert seems interested in him, causing her young man to be jealous. When
the stranger robs a store, things get really tense.
I found it a
lovely coming-of-age film with a credible "feel good" ending which
doesn't promise happiness ever after, but at least opens the
possibility. People who demand plot-driven films with pace, or
who hate subtitles, will not be won over, but I give it a very enthusiastic thumb
up, and will watch it again and again.
Our Grade:
If you are not familiar with our grading system, you need to
read the
explanation, because the grading is not linear. For example, by
our definition, a
C is solid and a C+ is a VERY good movie. There are very few Bs
and As. Based on our descriptive system, this film is a:
C+
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NUDITY REPORT
- There is another cut of this film in which Liv also shows her bum, but
that cannot be seen on this DVD. Atle Merton shows his bum in the same
scene.
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