Beatles (2014 Norwegian film)

Based on Lars Saabye Christensen's 1984 book, a huge success in Norway, it's another coming-of-age story! Why does teenage Beatles fandom dovetail so well with this genre? We look at the use of the music in the film, which secured the rights to use a few Beatles songs, as well as how successfully it marries up the four teenage boy characters with their respective Beatles.

Links

• You can rent the film cheaply on YouTube

• Lars Saabye Christensen's novel, Beatles

• Watch The Bonfire of the Vanities

• Mario Puzo's The Godfather novel

• The Norwegian Wood film