THEME EXPLORATION

adolescence in 1950s France

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Le Deuxième souffle
Le Deuxième souffle
1966 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974 · Bertrand Tavernier
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Boys at Noon
Boys at Noon
2000 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His seminal film 'The 400 Blows' (1959) is the definitive cinematic portrait of adolescent alienation and rebellion in 1950s Paris.

 Louis Malle France

His film 'The Fire Within' and early works capture the psychological turbulence and social anxieties of French youth in the post-war era.