THEME EXPLORATION

generational rebellion

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971 · Shuji Terayama
Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth
1924 · King Vidor
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Regno di Napoli
Regno di Napoli
1978 · Werner Schroeter
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
1943 · Robert Siodmak
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His French New Wave films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Jules and Jim' capture youthful rebellion against societal constraints and parental authority with intimate humanism.

 Dean Fleischer Camp USA

Though primarily an actor, his iconic roles in 'Rebel Without a Cause' and 'The Graduate' (influenced by) embody generational alienation and youth defiance of 1950s conformity.

 Joaquim Dos Santos USA

His films like 'Elephant' and 'My Own Private Idaho' explore youth counterculture, alienation, and rebellion against mainstream society with poetic authenticity.