youth movements

His semi-autobiographical films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Antoine and Colette' intimately capture adolescent rebellion, coming-of-age struggles, and youth's search for identity against adult constraints.

His films 'My Own Private Idaho' and 'Elephant' explore marginalized youth, social alienation, and the devastating psychology of young people existing outside mainstream society.

Works like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Like Father, Like Son' examine youth vulnerability, family abandonment, and how young people navigate survival and moral development in difficult circumstances.