Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen
- ISBN-10
- 1904764495
- ISBN-13
- 9781904764496
- Category
- Performing Arts / General
- Pages
- 125
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press
- Author
- Timothy Shary
Description
Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen is a detailed look at the depiction of teens on film and its impact throughout film's history. Timothy Shary looks at the development of the teen movie -- the rebellion, the romance, the sex and the horror -- up to contemporary portrayals of ever-changing youth. Films studied include Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Splendor in the Grass (1961), Carrie (1976), The Breakfast Club (1985), and American Pie (1999).
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