Dating Amber (2020)
Directed by David Freyne
Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. The plan seems solid, but as their arrangement begins to fall apart, Eddie’s denial gets deeper as Amber realizes that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes.
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What critics compared Dating Amber to
The film owes a debt to Richard Ayoade’s Submarine with similar stylistic cues and themes.
Indie fans will notice that there are traces of Richard Ayoade’s Submarine here, another coming-of-ager about an awkward boy and a headstrong girl – even sporting the same heart-shaped sunglasses – but O’Shea and Petticrew make these protagonists entirely their own.
…el proyecto terminó teniendo un humor similar al de su primer película «Dating Amber»…
Directed by David Freyne (“Dating Amber”) from a much talked-about Black List script by Pat Cunnane, “Eternity” is counting on you to stay captivated for a couple of hours.
David Freyne (Dating Amber)…
Sin embargo, lo que si tenemos son destellos de la sensibilidad queer que caracteriza la obra previa de Freyne, especialmente Dating Amber.
Viewers who saw Freyne’s queer comedy Dating Amber might also welcome the director’s return to messy relationships, even if the final product is far less interesting than his prior work.
…self-described "little Irish indie film-maker" David Freyne (Dating Amber)…