What made me gain even more interest in Coming of Age films and made me appreciate them more was this video
Coming of age is defined as: a genre of literature and film that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action, and are often set in the past.
In terms of the target audience, it may vary. However, in general, Coming of age stories are based on teenagers growing up into adulthood, due to the fact that this stage (being very important in life) is recognized as the one where an individual is going through the process of finding itself.
Conventions of a coming of age film:
- Story relating to growth of a person
- Ordinary setting that can be adaptable to tone of the film
- Everyday situations
- Could be sentimental at some point
- Life lesson is taught
- Filmed with simple techniques; no flashy cinematography
- Personal approach
- Involve the past
- Simple plot, not difficult to understand
- usually promoted in a non-flashy way
Film examples:
- Submarine (2010) by Richard Ayoade
- Ladybird (2017) by Greta Gerwig
- Dazed and Confused (1993) by Richard Linklater
- Empire Records (1995) by Alan Moyle
- The Breakfast Club (1985) by John Hughes
- Heathers (1989) by Michael Lehman
- Dead Poets Society (1989) by Peter Weir
- Call Me By Your Name (2017) by Luca Guadagnino
- Stand By Me (1986) by Rod Reiner
- The Edge of Seventeen (2016) by Kelly Fremon Craig
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