Coming of Age Films – Under Southern Eyes

Mr Burton: an intriguing story of transformation told in a tired and stale narrative style

Marc Evans, “Mr. Burton” (2025) Told in conventional British history drama style, “Mr. Burton” tells

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Hayao Miyazaki, “My Neighbour Totoro” (1988) The film that brought Studio Ghibli to an international

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Mohamed Kordofani, “Goodbye Julia” (2023) A morning car accident becomes an unlikely catalyst in a

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Michael Mohan, “Immaculate” (2024) The, er, venerable niche horror subgenre known as nunsploitation is revived

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Hayao Miyazaki, “The Boy and the Heron” (2023) A decade after “The Wind Rises”, the

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Jim Henson, “Labyrinth” (1986) A film very much of its time, “Labyrinth” has not aged

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Henri Safran, “Storm Boy” (1976) A moody and melancholy film, ostensibly about a lonely boy

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Desiree Akhavan, “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” (2018) Set in 1993, this coming-of-age drama follows

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Max Pearce, “Apotheosis” (2022) A very polished short film, with similarities in themes and plot

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Robert Rodriguez, “Alita: Battle Angel” (2019) Based on Japanese manga artist Yukito Kishiro’s cyberpunk “Battle

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