Royalteen: La princesa Margrethe

Brilliant acting and strong dramaturgy. As a German, I can only bow down to this cinematic art. It's been a long time since there have been films on German television that are so well thought out from a cinematic point of view. It's a movie for empathetic people. Great work by the director. If you watch closely, you understand the helpless behavior of the characters down to the last detail. If you're at regular DJ parties like this, you won't understand such a profound movie. I often only understood the previous scene after the following one revealed a subtle detail in the acting. It's not for modern viewing habits. Those who are used to youtube clips will not understand acting that is more familiar from theater than film. Thank you for this movie, which has given me and my family so many stimulating conversations. I'm thinking about showing the movie to my students in class to prevent them from using digital media in a harmful manner..

This film picks up right where Royalteen left off, with Princess Margarethe face down in the middle of the prom. I am a massive fan of the Norwegian series Skam, which is how I watched Royalteen in the first place and while that one dealt with some darker values...I felt like this was a much weaker film as we deal with the twin sister Margarethe.

Margarethe is supposed to be the picture of the perfect royal, but she is not. I failed to connect with the message almost immediately as I don't perceive Margarethe as anywhere near perfect...even in her obligatory appearances. She is a titled, spoiled rich girl who wastes her time on drugs, alcohol, pity parties, and being spectacularly awful to people. She has a friend who wants to be a famous dj which she encourages (the only nice thing she does in the film) and she wastes even more valuable time by offering herself up to the Danish prince and then a random Good Samaritan. Her big amazing "shocking" moment did not seeing shocking let alone interesting.

Whereas Royalteen had some redeeming qualities...this film does not. I am afraid this is not a recommendation from me.

There were only four reviews, so I could read them all. This movie is not about language and damn sure it's not about biography of King, queen, crown prince or princess of Norway. Should I remind to watchers of movies/dramas, that cinematography is a form of art? Do you want the life of those? Go to Wikipedia, or, maybe (oh well, these contain some form of art too) documentaries. This movie is about pressure. Not about a difficult life, worries for day by day problems, but about pressure on the shoulders of a teenager. That's why royalty was chosen, not for a prince and pauper Christmas movie, but about pressure; about a life where you cannot do what you want, behave as you wish, choose your own future (the scene with the King and princess talking about Martin's death is heartbreaking). This movie is one of the best pieces of art I have ever seen. Directing especially, actors' play then and the screenplay are flawless, imho. Thank you!