Teen Movies
American Youth on Screen
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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).
About the Author:
Timothy Shary is assistant professor of screen studies at Clark University, and the author of Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in Contemporary American Cinema.
See the publisher website: Wallflower Press
Newer edition
Teen Movies (2023)
A Century of American Youth
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Subject: Countries > United States
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