A CHILD'S WORLD ON CELLULOID
A list of Movies that take you on a journey through the eyes of children and teenagers. I'm sure there are hundreds more out there but these are the films that I have seen and do recommend. In alphabetical order.
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- DirectorMacario De SouzaStarsRory PotterRasmus KingYasmin HoneychurchMaxie, Summer and James share a deep bond and love for music. When James receives a devastating diagnosis, the friends throw themselves into a whirlwind of festivals in an attempt to escape reality.Worth it for the performing Aussie music artists, with the main story a little clunky but still hits home on an emotional level as three teenagers chase their dreams of attending six music festivals within six months...
- DirectorMaurice MurphyStarsLisa HensleySteve BastoniDomenic GalatiPeace within war. An adult voice narrates a story of childhood during World War II.The memoirs of a teenager during wartime in Australia.
- DirectorMike MillsStarsAnnette BeningElle FanningGreta GerwigIn 1979 Santa Barbara, Dorothea is a determined single mother who is raising her son, Jamie. Dorothea enlists the help of two women -- Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist and Julie, a savvy teenager -- to help with Jamie's upbringing.Well thought out characters performed to perfection in this somewhat coming-of-age tale that captures the 1979 era with such intelligence...
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsAnders Danielsen LieJonas Strand GravliJon ØigardenA three-part story of Norway's worst terrorist attack in which over seventy people were killed. 22 July looks at the disaster itself, the survivors, Norway's political system and the lawyers who worked on this horrific case.Greengrass takes a step back to show the coldness of the killings and the painful aftermath for the child victims by not being melodramatic or shoving any political ideology down your throat...
- DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire MaurierA young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.Truffaut's classic.
- DirectorEstibaliz Urresola SolagurenStarsSofía OteroPatricia López ArnaizAne GabarainDuring a summer in a village house linked to beekeeping, an eight-year-old and her mother experience revelations that will change their lives forever.A young confused boy on a summer vacation and attempting to understand their true gender in this well minded observational piece…
- DirectorKyle RideoutStarsJudy GreerDaniel DohenySiobhan WilliamsA socially awkward home-schooled kid forces his way into public-school against his suffocating but loving mother's wishes.Nice effort with some interesting and creative direction...
- DirectorCharlotte WellsStarsPaul MescalFrankie CorioCelia Rowlson-HallSophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.Slowly creeps up on your emotions as you observe a child's fragmented memory of holidaying with her father, and the ending sure does hit you hard...
- DirectorCraig JohnsonStarsMichael AbelaBrendan ArcherJoshua BarraganAlex, high school class president, nerd and a straight A student, has been dating Claire a long time. They decide to sleep together but then he meets a gay guy and he's confused.An intelligent teenage sexual discovery film which at times seems clunky but still engages and amuses...
- DirectorWim WendersStarsYella RottländerRüdiger VoglerLisa KreuzerA German journalist is saddled with a nine-year-old girl after encountering her mother at a New York airport.For me the interest picked up when the child was introduced after 30 minutes in, and then in a clunky sort of way it produced some wonderful moments, but not enough to sustain its duration...
- DirectorNadia TassStarsAlana De RomaRachel GriffithsBen MendelsohnThe story of a young girl who witnesses her dad's death on stage at a rock concert and becomes mentally mute/deaf; four years later, she discovers that she can only communicate by singing.Communicating to a child through song.
- DirectorJustine TrietStarsSandra HüllerSwann ArlaudMilo Machado-GranerA woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.Character case study on the death of a loved one, and being accused of the death itself in this intricate observation of human behavior. Most importantly is the relationship and unbreakable bond between mother and son...
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsMilo CoyJack BlackLee EddyA coming-of-age story set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centered around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.Linklater captures perfectly the joys of growing-up in a Houston suburb during the lead up to the Apollo 11 take-off...
- DirectorKelly Fremon CraigStarsAbby Ryder FortsonRachel McAdamsKathy BatesEleven-year-old Margaret moves from the city to the suburbs and starts to contemplate everything about life, friendship and adolescence. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who offers loving support, and her grandmother, Sylvia.The seventies classic book by Judy Blume is transformed to the screen with dignity, honesty and wonderful observation on the coming of age of a sixth grader, tackling religious and family issues that to this day creates plenty of discussion...
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsSean PennChristopher WalkenMary Stuart MastersonReunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.A drifting teenager gets caught up in the badness of life.
- DirectorLéa MysiusStarsNoée AbitaLaure CalamyJuan Cano13-year-old Ava learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected, and she confronts the problem in her own way.A well crafted look into the life of a young teenager as she enters puberty while her eyesight begins to deteriorate towards blindness...
- DirectorChristian DuguayStarsDorian Le ClechBatyste FleurialPatrick BruelIn occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.Could have been darker for greater emotional depth, but still effective enough...
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsAbraham AttahEmmanuel AffadziRicky AdelayitarA drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country.Brutal, unflinching, harrowing, powerful...
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsJude HillLewis McAskieCaitríona BalfeA young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.Branagh weaves a humorous and heartfelt semi-autobiographical story about growing up in Belfast during the '69 upheaval - filled with family love and heartbreak, religious political division, and the joys of Hollywood movies...
- DirectorIvan SenStarsDannielle HallDamian PittJenna Lee ConnorsLena is the daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn is a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport.Two teenagers hit the road in remote Australia.
- DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsParminder NagraKeira KnightleyJonathan Rhys MeyersJess Bhamra dreams of playing professional football, but her Sikh parents have plans for her: a law degree and a marriage. Jules, a white female striker, spots Jess playing football and invites her to join the local women's team.A little treat.
- DirectorLaís BodanzkyStarsFrancisco MiguezDenise FragaFiukMano has to deal with adolescence dilemmas and his family destruction, after his father leaves their house.Growing up in modern day Brazil...
- DirectorEmanuel Hoss-DesmaraisStarsMatthew GoodeToni ColletteAndreas ApergisTwo scientists raise 3 children contrarily to their genetic tendencies to prove the ultimate power of nurture over nature.Adored the zany characters thanks to the tremendous performances in this little quirky sleeper even if it sometimes didn't fulfill the fascinating idea it had to offer...
- DirectorÉtienne FaureStarsPierre PrieurAdrian JamesRaquel NaveA French teenager gets a job at the burlesque club Bizarre in New York.The outrageous acts at Bar Bizarre is worth the watch, and the story of mysterious French boy has some merit as well...
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsKelly RenoMickey RooneyTeri GarrAfter being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.A masterpiece about a boy and a beast.
