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THEME EXPLORATION

coming-of-age on the frontier

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Maria Chapdelaine
Maria Chapdelaine
1934 · Julien Duvivier
Marie of the Port
Marie of the Port
1950 · Marcel Carné
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Wagon Master
Wagon Master
1950 · John Ford
Breezy
Breezy
1973 · Clint Eastwood
Love Lesson
Love Lesson
2013 · Ko Kyeong-Ah
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joaquim Dos Santos → USA

His films like 'My Own Private Idaho' and 'Drugstore Cowboy' capture alienated youth navigating the margins of society, exploring vulnerability and self-discovery in urban frontiers.

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