Coming of Age Films – Page 11 – Under Southern Eyes

Palindromes: dark comedy fable of Western society’s exploitation of children and value of life

Todd Solondz, “Palindromes” (2004) A dark comedic fairy tale about a girl trapped in a

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Hayao Miyazaki, “Princess Mononoke” (1997) When I first saw this movie about a decade ago,

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Jean-Luc Godard, “Bande à part” aka “Band of Outsiders” (1964) Once upon a time, the French

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Kim Kiduk, “Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter … and Spring” (2003) Presented in five episodes that

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Francois Truffaut, “The 400 Blows” (1959) This debut feature film by director Francois Truffaut is

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Crisitan Mungiu, “4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days” (2007) A bleak and often heartbreaking

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Walter Salles, “The Motorcycle Diaries” (2004) A film about two guys in their 20s riding on

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Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, “Johnny Mad Dog” (2008) A film of child soldiers set in an African

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Joel and Ethan Coen, “True Grit” (2010) Adapted from the 1968 novel of the same

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Sabine el Gemayel, “Niloofar” (2008) That familiar maxim “Less is more” applies as much to

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