At long last, one of the most important novels in Norwegian history will be made into a film. Beatles relates the story of four Oslo boys born in 1951 and hooked on The Beatles, from the time they as seventh graders find themselves on the threshold of the adult world. The film is all about boyish pranks, hopes, disappointments, and of course about pretty girls, hopeless infatuations, drunkenness and parties. The world is changing, and so is the friendship between the boys. But the conclusion is, true friendship endures all - and no band in the world is better than The Beatles.
Production
Painstaking 1960s Oslo recreation, down to the cigarettes
Acting
Four unknowns who genuinely feel like lifelong friends
Director
Peter Flinth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lars Saabye Christensen's 1984 novel is required reading in Norwegian schools; this adaptation arrived thirty years late and still disappointed purists who'd memorized every page.
The four leads were cast separately and first met during Beatles boot camp—director Flinth refused to let them socialize normally until cameras rolled, manufacturing authentic awkwardness.
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