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THEME EXPLORATION

juvenile delinquent

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
Dead End
Dead End
1937 · William Wyler
Brothers
Brothers
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
1955 · Nicholas Ray
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Scum
Scum
1979 · Alan Clarke
The Young Savages
The Young Savages
1961 · John Frankenheimer
Young America
Young America
1932 · Frank Borzage
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
Stefania
Stefania
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica → Italy

His neorealist masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' portray desperate youth driven to crime by poverty and social injustice.

François Truffaut → France

His debut 'The 400 Blows' is the definitive coming-of-age film exploring juvenile delinquency with empathy and psychological depth.

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