Surprisingly incoherent and boring

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

the concept just doesn't work. the acting is terrible and the actors cant seem to show any emotion. the book is about philosophy and how the world works. the movie doesn't seem to capture that. it is supposed to reflect the book but it really does not. the movie is sad to watch i wanted to just stop watching and go destroy the disc, but i watched the hole movie to write this review. if you have the choice to either watch this movie or read a hundred bad books definitely choose the books. instead of making the movie about philosophy its just about wrong history lessons and terrible actors. i hope you found this preview helpful.

I had not read the book, but was (and am) very curious about it. Seeing the film would hopefully tell me if I would like the book. Well, I am going to buy and read it as soon as I can now! I absolutely loved the film. It was beautifully shot, well acted and the story didn't feel at all like just a book made into a film! The story was engrossing and thorough, even though not all the philosophers were included and only a short introduction was given to what they represented. It made me wanting more, but did not leave a sense of something truly lacking. At several points my mouth was hanging open in awe: I did not expect a Norwegian film to look this stunning. Especially the images of Sofie and Alberto going back in time were breathtaking (did much of the budget go into computer imaging?). Anyone who has the chance: don't miss out on this gem!

I read the book (german translation) and was enthusiastic about it. So far, so good.First, the movie was much too short! You can not handle this wonderful book in a normal movie. Many philosophers were not shown or not honored enough (e.g. Marx, Hegel etc.). The book does!Second, it was concentrated on the subplot. The main plot should be the philosophy but a viewer who has not read the book could think the story around the other people than sophie and alberto were the most important thing.BUT: Alberto and Sophie were played fantastic actors!I think the suitable format is a TV mini series, each part assigned to a chapter. And with the same actors and sound track.

Although I haven´t read the book Sofies Verden, that the movie are based on, I got something to think about very fast. The movie can be felt a bit to long, but makes people think about the most basic things in life as why we live at all. So have you read the book or think about the world of today and in the past you don´t afford to miss Sofies Verden.