THEME EXPLORATION

adolescence in 1950s France

12 films · 3 directors
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 semi-autobiographical 'The 400 Blows' (1959) is the definitive portrait of adolescent alienation and rebellion in 1950s Paris.

 Claude Chabrol France

His early films explore the psychological complexity and moral ambiguity of young people navigating post-war French society.

 Louis Malle France

His 'Zazie dans le Métro' (1960) and early works capture the irreverent energy and social transformation of French youth in the late 1950s.