Coming-of-age film

Coming-of-age film

Coming-of-age film is a film genre which focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood. Personal growth and change is an important characteristic of this genre, which relies on dialogue and emotional responses, rather than action. The main character is typically male, around mid-teen and the story is often told in the form of a flash-back.[1] Themes of developing sexual identity, personal philosophy, and political opinions are often featured.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Benyahia, Sarah Casey; Gaffney, Freddie; White, John (2006). As Film Studies: The Essential Introduction. Essentials Series. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0415393116. http://books.google.com/books?id=-pyveRuwHzsC&pg=PA271. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  2. ^ Fox, Levi (2002). "The Historical Coming of Age Genre". Were Those the Days? Historical Coming of Age Films in American Culture. American Studies, University of Virginia. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug02/fox/genre.html. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 

Further reading

  • Coming of Age on Film: Stories of Transformations in World Cinema. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2009. ISBN 144380987X. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Coming-of-Age-Film — Co|ming of Age Film [kamɪŋ|ɔf |eɪʤ…], der; [e]s, e [engl. coming of age, zu: to come of age =mündig, volljährig werden] (Film): Film, der das Erwachsenwerden, den Übergang vom Jugend zum Erwachsenenalter zum Thema hat …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Coming-of-Age-Film — Co|ming of Age Film [kamɪŋ|ɔf |eɪdʒ...] <englisch> (Film über das Erwachsenwerden) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • coming-of-age (film) —   a film associated with difficult teen rites of passage (from adolescence to adulthood), the onset of puberty, the loss of naive innocence and childhood dreams, the experience of growing up, achieving sexual identity, etc.; aka teen films… …   Glossary of cinematic terms

  • Coming of Age (disambiguation) — Coming of age is a young person s formal transition from adolescence to adulthood. Coming of Age may also refer to: Contents 1 Music 2 Television and film 3 …   Wikipedia

  • Coming of age — For other uses, see Coming of Age (disambiguation). Coming of age is a young person s transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition.[1] It can be a… …   Wikipedia

  • Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation) — Coming of Age Star Trek: The Next Generation episode LtCdr. Remmick of Starfleet s Inspector General office conducts an interview aboard Enterprise …   Wikipedia

  • coming-of-age — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural comings of age) : the attainment of legal age; broadly : the reaching of maturity or the fullness of development the coming of age of jazz * * * noun [noncount] : the time when a person becomes an adult …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ice Age (film) — Infobox Film name = Ice Age caption = Theatrical Release Teaser director = Chris Wedge Carlos Saldanha producer = John C. Donkin Lori Forte writer = Michael J. Wilson Michael Berg starring = Ray Romano John Leguizamo Denis Leary distributor =… …   Wikipedia

  • Film noir — Two silhouetted figures in The Big Combo (1955). The film s cinematographer was John Alton, the creator of many of film noir s iconic images …   Wikipedia

  • Film genre — See also: List of genres#Film genres and television genre In film theory, genre (English pronunciation: /ˈʒɒnrə/ or /ˈdʒɒnrə/) refers to the method based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed. Most… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”