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Subgenre Sampler

 
Delinquents, TheDelinquents, The (1957)
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Dick Bakalyan
Future luminary Robert Altman's debut feature, an "expose" of juvenile delinquency in the rock'n'roll era. Filmed in Kansas City in a…
Crazed FruitCrazed Fruit (1956)
Dir. Ko Nakahira
Feat. Yujiro Ishihara, Masahiko Tsugawa, Mie Kitahara
Two hedonistic brothers chase the skirt of a voracious young temptress in this scorching, jazz–infused statement on reckless youth. A seminal…
Blackboard Jungle, TheBlackboard Jungle, The (1955)
Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Glenn Ford, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow
Famously controversial on release and first of the 'Rock–n–roll' films, this lifted the lid on the heated youth tensions in 50s America.…
Rebel Without a CauseRebel Without a Cause (1955) Recommended
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo
James Dean's intense portayal of an alienated youth from a wealthy family opened the eyes of a generation and catapulted him to stardom. One of the…
Final Test, TheFinal Test, The (1953)
Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Jack Warner, Robert Morley, George Relph
Gentle comedy of values has a famed cricketer making his way to the middle for one last innings. Meanwhile is son is torn between seeing dad bat one…
Los OlvidadosLos Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, aka The Forgotten Ones) (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Ground–breaking masterwork from dir. Luis Bunuel's Meixcan period, set among slum children in Mexico City, whose harsh circumstances and…
Boys in Brown, TheBoys in Brown, The (1949)
Dir. Montgomery Tully
Feat. Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde
Soft youth rebellion drama with Jack Warner as warden of a borstal struggling to keep his tempestuous young charges in line. Mostly of note for its…
Les Enfants TerriblesLes Enfants Terribles (The Strange Ones) (1948) Recommended
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Edouard Dermithe, Nicole Stephane
A poetic drama–fantasy from the pen of Jean Cocteau (who also directed several scenes), that centres round the narcissistic,…
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Freddie Bartholomew, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Jimmy Lydon
Thomas Hughes' classic novel of life at the Victorian Boys public school of Rugby is given a generous, populist treatment. New boy Lydon finds…

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