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Teen movies : American youth on screen / Timothy Shary.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shary, Timothy, 1967-
- Shary, Timothy, Corporate Author.
- Series:
- Short cuts (London, England) ; 28.
- Short cuts ; 28
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teenagers in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (137 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Wallflower, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen is a detailed look at the depiction of teens on film and its impact throughout film's history. Timothy Shary looks at the development of the teen movie - the rebellion, the romance, the sex and the horror - up to contemporary portrayals of ever-changing youth. Films studied include Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Splendor in the Grass (1961), Carrie (1976), The Breakfast Club (1985), and American Pie (1999).
- Contents:
- The teen film in its infancy, 1895-1948
- The teen film matures, 1949-1967
- Youth film rebels, 1968-1979
- Teen cinema is reborn in abundance, 1978-1995
- The teen film takes on a new century, 1994-2004.
- Notes:
- "A Wallflower paperback"--T.pages verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-118) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780231501606
- 0231501609
- OCLC:
- 861537728
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