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Guardian 1000 Must See (2007)
In a Catholic boarding school during the Nazi occupation of France, Julien Quietin, played by Gaspard Manesse as the character based around Malle, is no ordinary student, he is intelligent and different from the others. A new student arrives at the school one day and becomes a sort of intellectual rival to Julien, but, after some early hostilities, the boys begin to connect and eventually become good friends. Malle does not rely on overly dramatic sequences where not necessary as a way to build
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GREGORY'S GIRL (1980)
Certification12 Our Rating
A charming story of a Scottish adolescent who struggles to get to grips with being replaced by a girl on the school football team. Demoted to goalie he becomes infatuated by this wonder woman. But will she be interested in poor spotty Gregory? Or will Gregory perhaps become the next George Best? Watch and see in this fantastic British comedy!
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KES (1969)
CertificationPG Our Rating
A young working-class lad in a grim Northern mining town has no more ambition than to follow his dad down the pit. However he finds an injured young kestrel, which he nurses back to health and trains, an event which opens up a once bleak landscape for him. It's grim up there.....
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LES QUATRE CENTS COUPS (1959)
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Truffaut's first feature, the melancholy and revealing portrait (semi-autobiographical) of an adolescent boy growing up in Paris. We see the intense, destructive family background followed by an escape from reform school. Beautifully perceptive performances make this one of Truffaut's finest works.
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P'TANG YANG KIPPERBANG (1982)
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Cracking little comedy which captures perfectly those painful, prepubescent feelings we all remember so well. "QuackQuack" Duckworth has two passions in life - cricket and the cute girl in his class. Sadly, he stands little chance of success with either of them. You'll laugh till you cry!
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