coming of age
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LORE
Most movies about World War 2 are either about the atrocities of the Holocaust, or how the brave Allied Forces defeated the Germans again. This movie however is about neither. In fact it turns it all somewhat upside down as it is about a young German family who have been abandoned by their Nazi parents…
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GEOGRAPHY CLUB
The one thing the members of the Club definitely don’t talk about is Geography. They are group of closeted gay high school students who don’t want anyone to know the true purpose of their meetings. There are only three members to start but when Min, a rather bossy bi-sexual, inadvertently catches her friend Russell kissing…
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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 town…
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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
It’s 1991 and Charlie a nervous and melancholic teenager is praying to make it through his first year in High School in one piece. He’s a really bright kid but such a loner and when he encounters an eccentric live-wire Patrick, a Senior who has been sent down to re-take his junior year, he gravitates…
