coming of age
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THE WAY WAY BACK
The title of this charming coming-of-age bittersweet comedy refers to the rear facing third seat in a massive old station where put-upon young Duncan is sat for the journey to the beach house for the summer vacations. The other passengers …. his mother, and a teenage girl are asleep, so Trent his mother’s new boyfriend…
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Harvest
When you are more than halfway through HARVEST you could be forgiven for thinking that you are actually watching an Infomercial on modern German farming methods rather than a coming-of-age tale about two teenage boys. This well-meaning debut feature film from writer/director Benjamin Cantu shot on the most minuscule of budgets using actual farm workers instead of actors…
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Toast
The only one food that Nigel Slater’s mother could cook without ruining it was toast, and so consequently this was his staple diet as a young middle-class boy grooming up in Wolverhampton, a town in the British Midlands, in the 1960’s. Late at night Nigel would surreptitiously read cookery books in bed by torchlight pining for exotic…
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North Sea Texas
The wonderful opening sequence of 6 year old Pim dressing up in his mother’s old beauty pageant sash and tiara and posing in front of the mirror sets the scene for a delightful coming-of-age story that combines all the angst with a great deal of humor and charm. Set in a tiny Belgium coastal…
