The read
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
One day at the end of the 1800s, 14-year-old Lise’s life is changed forever. She is the eldest of her siblings, the first in her family to go to school and full of hope and confidence in life. But when her mother goes into labour, it quickly appears that something is wrong. As night falls and the labour progresses, Lise begins to understand that a day that began in childhood might end with her becoming the woman of the house.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Tea LindeburgWriter
- Tea LindeburgDirector
Cast
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookteenage girlsiblinggiving birthwoman director19th centuryfarmer's daughter