Ystävät

Original title: Friends

1971
K-16
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

1.1K

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Drama Romance

A rich English boy meets an orphaned French girl and as they become friends, create a world that is far away from the adult world we live in.A rich English boy meets an orphaned French girl and as they become friends, create a world that is far away from the adult world we live in.A rich English boy meets an orphaned French girl and as they become friends, create a world that is far away from the adult world we live in.

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6.5/10

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Anicée Alvina and Sean Bury in Ystävät (1971)

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Trivia
Both Sean Bury and Anicée Alvina receive "introducing" credits.

Goofs
In the opening sequence, we first see Paul stealing a 1969 Plymouth Valiant with a single-piece front grill. 47 seconds later, he gets out of a 1968 Plymouth Valiant with a split front grill and a different license plate. In response to a You Tube comment, Sean Bury said in 2016 he believed they were rental cars and when the producers went back the next day, the first car had been rented out so they rented the closest model available.

Quotes
Song lyrics: I hope the day will be a lighter highway / For friends are found on every road. / Can you ever think of any better way, / For the lost and weary travelers to go? / Makin' friends for the world to see, / Let the people know you got a-what 'cha need. / With a friend at hand, you will see the light. / If your friends are there, then everythin's alright.

Connections
Followed by Paul and Michelle (1974)

Soundtracks
Friends
Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Performed by Elton John
'Friends' Soundtrack album available on Paramount Records
By Permission of DJM Records

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10/10

It will break your heart

First of all - I'm not one to go all sappy over movies. I saw Friends in the 70's when it was first released. I was about 17 years old at the time. Even now, at age 50, I still can remember some of the scenes. The movie is sweet and sad and may actually be too tame for teenagers today but I loved it. The story is about innocence, the purity of young love and the determination of 2 young people to make a better life for themselves then they had at home. At the time it was pretty risky to have a movie about a couple of young runaways who successfully setup house and have a baby on their own. I'm not surprised the movie and Elton John's soundtrack are almost unknown today. The music is beautiful. It was unforgettable.

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