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The Wild Life (1984)
, 1h37Directed by Art Linson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Buddy films, Teen movie
Actors Chris Penn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson, Jenny Wright, Rick Moranis
The plot revolves around the characters of three teenagers living in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Bill (Eric Stoltz) has just graduated from high school and got his first apartment. His younger brother Jim (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), spends a lot of time practicing with his Nunchakus, getting high, listening to heavy metal on his boombox, and hanging out with Vietnam vet Charlie (Randy Quaid). Other important characters include Tom (Christopher Penn), a hedonistic high-school wrestling champ who works with Bill at a bowling alley, a trendy department store manager named Harry (Rick Moranis), Anita (Lea Thompson) who works at a donut shop, and her friend Eileen (Jenny Wright) who works at the department store with Harry. Anita has a fling with a cop named David (Hart Bochner) who, unknown to Anita, is married. The three boys set out for a night of fun and craziness at a strip bar and later on have a party at Bill's apartment.
Wall Engravings (1968)
, 1h8Directed by Guy Gilles
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, La sexualité des mineurs
Actors Macha Méril, Patrick Jouané, Bernard Verley, Lili Bontemps, Élina Labourdette, Orane Demazis
Jeanne aime Jean mais celui-ci ne pense qu'à partir. Un jour, il s'enfuit sur les routes puis meurt. Jeanne ne le saura jamais. Dans l'absence de cet homme aimé, elle se souvient de lui et se confie à son ami Pierre, lui racontant leur séjour en Provence. Les derniers mots de Jeanne sont : « Jean, tout est fragile. Peut-on vivre d'un souvenir ? ».
The Way He Looks (2014)
, 1h35Directed by Daniel Ribeiro
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about disabilities, La cécité, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
The story centers on Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo), a blind high school student struggling with independence. At the beginning of the film, he and his best friend, Giovana (Tess Amorim), are discussing how they have yet to kiss anyone. Leo is especially distressed because he wants his first kiss to be special, but doesn't believe anyone wants to kiss him. When the day ends, Giovana walks Leo home, his arm linked with hers, and she unlocks his door for him, something she regularly does for him despite her house being a block in the opposite direction. Leo arrives home and his mother expresses distress at Leo's sunburned skin and worry at the thought of leaving Leo home alone while she and his father are out. Leo insists he will be fine, and his mother agrees under certain terms. Leo and Giovana return to school after holiday and classmate Fabio (Pablo Carvalho) makes fun of Leo's loud typewriter. When their professor instructs Fabio to move to the empty seat behind Leo, Fabio outright declines, arguing he will constantly have to assist Leo if he sits there. A new student named Gabriel (Fabio Audi) arrives and takes the empty seat behind Leo.
Ava (2017)
, 1h45Directed by Léa Mysius
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Naturisme, Films about sexuality, La culture tzigane, Le thème des vacances, La sexualité des mineurs
Actors Noée Abita, Laure Calamy, Franck Beckmann
Ava, 13 ans, est en vacances au bord de l'océan quand elle apprend qu'elle va perdre la vue plus vite que prévu. Sa mère décide de faire comme si de rien n'était pour passer le plus bel été de leur vie. Ava, solitaire et butée, affronte le problème à sa manière en vivant son été avec intensité. Elle vole un grand chien noir qui appartient à un jeune homme en fuite.
Aya of Yop City (2013)
, 1h24Directed by Marguerite Abouet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Animation, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films set in Africa, Films about children
Actors Aïssa Maïga, Jacky Ido, Claudia Tagbo, Eriq Ebouaney, Tatiana Rojo, Sabine Pakora
Le film se déroule à Yopougon, un quartier populaire d'Abidjan, en Côte d'Ivoire, à la fin des années 1970, et suit la vie sentimentale et familiale d'un groupe d'adolescentes. Tandis qu'Aya se consacre essentiellement à ses études, ses amies Adjoua et Bintou pensent surtout à sortir le soir pour « gazer » (draguer) dans les « maquis » (les bars dansants), dans l'espoir de sortir avec un garçon malgré la surveillance de leurs familles qui redoutent les « génitos » (les séducteurs sans scrupules). Adjoua noue une relation avec un jeune homme, Moussa, le fils de Bonaventure Sissoko, l'un des hommes les plus riches du pays. Mais les choses se compliquent notablement lorsqu'elle se retrouve enceinte.
Hidden Kisses (2015)
Directed by Didier Bivel
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Bérenger Anceaux, Patrick Timsit, Jules Houplain, Bruno Putzulu, Barbara Schulz, Catherine Jacob
Nathan, 16 ans, vit seul avec son père Stéphane, car sa mère est décédée. Peu après être arrivé dans son nouveau lycée en cours d'année, il est invité à une soirée où il est pris en photo en train d'embrasser Louis, un garçon de sa classe. Seul le visage de Nathan est reconnaissable sur la photo qui, diffusée sur Facebook, va provoquer un scandale au lycée. Victime de moqueries et d'agressions physiques par ses camarades, il refuse de dévoiler l'identité de l'autre garçon par amour. Stéphane, qui a également vu la photo, apprend ainsi que son fils est homosexuel. Paniqué et ne sachant pas comment réagir, il s'éloigne peu à peu de son fils et leur complicité se perd.
Girlhood (2014)
, 1h52Directed by Céline Sciamma
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, La banlieue française, Films about children, Feminist films, Politique, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Tatiana Rojo, Cyril Mendy, Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Idrissa Diabaté
Marieme (Karidja Touré) is a 16-year-old African-French teenager living in a poor Paris suburb. Academically Marieme struggles, which forces her into a vocational track where she will learn a certain trade. Due to her mother's demanding work schedule, Marieme's abusive brother is in charge. On her way out of school, the day she found out about vocational school, she is approached by a gang of girls, Lady (Assa Sylla) who is the leader of the group, and her followers, Fily (Marietou Tore), and Adiatou (Lindsay Karamoh), who ask Marieme if she wants to join them for a day trip to the city centre. They wear leather jackets, gold jewelry, and have pin straight hair. Marieme initially declines but after seeing the girls approached by a group of boys, including her brother's friend, Ismael (Idrissa Diabate) whom she has a crush on, Marieme joins them.
, 1h38Directed by Eva Husson
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, La sexualité des mineurs, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Finnegan Oldfield, Marilyn Lima, Olivia Lancelot, Tom DeLonge
La jolie jeune fille de seize ans, George, est amoureuse d’Alex et, pour ce faire, se prépare à un jeu collectif : ses amis et elle découvrent les limites de leur sexualité en pleins faubourgs aisés de Biarritz.
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
, 1h42Directed by Scott Kalvert
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes L'adolescence, Films about writers, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, James Madio, Mark Wahlberg, Bruno Kirby, Patrick McGaw
The film is an adaptation of poet and memoirist Jim Carroll's (Leonardo DiCaprio) juvenile diaries chronicling his kaleidoscopic free-fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers on the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an appetite for cocaine and heroin all begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star.
Beautiful Boy (2011)
Directed by Shawn Ku
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Alan Tudyk, Moon Bloodgood, Kyle Gallner, Austin Nichols
The film opens up with home videos of a husband and wife at the beach with their young son. A young man reads a short story about a boy and girl; saying that they didn't know it, but their lives would one day irrevocably change. Bill (Michael Sheen) and Kate (Maria Bello) are a married couple who are tightly wound and devoted to their work. Bill is a businessman, and Kate proofreads books for a living. The only thing keeping them together is their eighteen-year-old son Sam (Kyle Gallner), who is having trouble adjusting to college.
Beautiful Thing (1996)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, Coming out, LGBT-related film
Actors Linda Henry, Ben Daniels, Meera Syal, Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Martin Walsh
The story is set and filmed on Thamesmead, a working class area of South East London dominated by post-war council estates.
Beethoven (1992)
, 1h27Directed by Brian Levant
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Films about dogs, L'enfance marginalisée, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Films about school violence
Actors Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Dean Jones, Christopher Castile, Oliver Platt
When the film opens, a St. Bernard puppy and a large group of others are stolen from a pet store by two thieves, Harvey (Oliver Platt) and Vernon (Stanley Tucci). After meeting a dog during his escape from the thieves, the St. Bernard sneaks into the home of the Newton family. The workaholic father, George Newton (Charles Grodin), doesn't want the responsibility of owning a dog, but his wife, Alice (Bonnie Hunt), and their children, Ryce, Ted and Emily, convince him otherwise. While trying to name him, Emily (Sarah Rose Karr), plays a portion of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and he barks along: thus they name him "Beethoven."
Belle Épine (2010)
, 1h20Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Transport films, Motocyclette
Actors Léa Seydoux, Anaïs Demoustier, Johan Libéreau, Guillaume Gouix, Anna Sigalevitch, Marina Tomé
The nearly 17-year-old Prudence Friedman (Léa Seydoux) is struggling to cope with her mother’s death and her father, similarly upset, has now been in Canada much longer than the 48 hours it should’ve taken to settle his client’s inheritance. Over the phone, Prudence keeps up the pretence that she and her sister are living together in the family apartment but, in reality, Frédérique has moved out, unable to handle the painful memories of their mother’s death there.
Ben X (2007)
, 1h33Directed by Nic Balthazar
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about computing, Jeu, Medical-themed films, Films about suicide, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Films about school violence
Actors Greg Timmermans, Marijke Pinoy, Pol Goossen, Laura Verlinden, Gilles de Schrijver, Titus De Voogdt
Teenage Ben is frequently bullied at school. To escape his harsh reality, he turns to a virtual world by playing an online game, ArchLord. In the game, he is a confident and brave hero. Moreover, he collaborates his adventures with another online user known in-game as Scarlite.
Benny's Video (1992)
, 1h45Directed by Michael Haneke
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes L'adolescence, Films set in Africa, Films about films, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Films about psychiatry
Actors Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Mühe
This film opens with a home video of the slaughter with a captive bolt pistol of a pig on a European farm. The video rewinds to play the slaughter in slow motion, which emphasizes the hand-held barrel against the pig's fore-skull and the cartridge explosion. A party centered on a game called Pilot and Passengers is broken up by Georg and Anna, when they return home while the party is in progress. The host of the party, Eva, is their daughter who lives in another part of town and who has, it turns out in questioning of Benny after the incident, taken advantage of the planned absence of Georg and Anna to host the impromptu party in their home. While watching a newscast, Georg and Anna discuss the money Eva won in the pyramid scheme she was promoting at the party. In a locker room at school, Benny encourages his friends to take positions in his own Pilot and Passengers game.