15 about children's films, which are worth seeing for adults
Educational Program Cinema / / December 19, 2019
1. four strokes
Les quatre cents coups
- France, 1959.
- Drama.
- Duration: 99 minutes.
- IMDb: 8,1.
Debut film François Truffaut talks about the difficult life of a teenager by the name of Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Leo). Boy without much success trying to find a common language with their parents and school teachers. But his best intentions every time a sad end.
For example, to write a good school composition, lighting a candle Antoine writer Honore de Balzac in a makeshift home altar. As a result, the house set on fire curtain, and the teacher calls Doinel plagiarist because he copied everything from your favorite Balzac.
The main character finds himself in a house of correction for difficult children. And all because of a ridiculous steal a typewriter from his stepfather's office.
In the future, Truffaut took a few more films, continuing the story of Antoine Doinel, "Antoine and Colette" (1962), "Stolen Kisses" (1968), "Family Hearth" (1970) and "Love on the Run" (1979). And Antoine plays in the different age stages of one and the same actor - a favorite of Truffaut and the legend of the French New Wave, Jean-Pierre Leo.
2. To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
- United States, 1962.
- Drama.
- Duration: 129 minutes.
- IMDb: 8,3.
The central character - a lone lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), a noble, wise and good man, and has a son Jim (Phillip Alford) and daughter Jeanne Louise (Mary Badham), nicknamed Scout.
Finch appoint an African American lawyer Tom Robinson, accused of rape he did not commit. In parallel, the viewer watches the gradual maturation of Jim and Jean Louise, who will understand how much pain and injustice around.
Painting by Robert Mulligan's immortal novel Harper Lee was nominated for eight "Oscars" of which took three: for an acting job, Gregory Peck, for best adapted screenplay and best scenery.
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3. Welcome, or No Trespassing
- USSR, 1964.
- Comedy.
- Duration: 74 minutes.
- IMDb: 8,2.
Kostya Inochkin (Victor Kosyh) make a slip, barely crossed the threshold of summer camp - without permission swam across the river. Managing Dynin (Eugene Evstigneev) - boring biscuit, careerist and formalist - immediately excludes bones to other children, looking at him, not become as violators.
Only here Kostya, not wanting to upset his beloved grandmother, instead of going home, secretly returned to the camp. Friends help the hapless exile hiding from Dynin and fed with food from the dining room. Suddenly, the children will learn about the upcoming parent day. If there comes Grandma Bone, deception can be revealed. So that the characters of all the forces trying to derail the approach of the event.
Debut Elem Klimov's appeal to all, but to really understand it only adults. After the film was conceived as a satirical comedy ridiculing the shortcomings not only of the Soviet education system, but also the whole country. Even the title of the film, which combines opposite in meaning to the phrase, - corrosive attack in the direction of the double standards of the Soviet society.
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4. Eccentric from the fifth "B"
- USSR, 1972.
- Comedy.
- Duration: 86 minutes.
- IMDb: 7,8.
The plot is based on the novel by Vladimir Zheleznikova, talks about the fifth-grader with a furious Bors surname Zbanduto (Andrew Voynovskiy) - the bully and the inventor. By an irony of fate it is assigned to a post that requires discipline and responsibility - a counselor in the First Class. Gradually skeptical Boris genuinely loved his custody graders and at the same time learned to take responsibility for their words and deeds.
Light comedy Ilya Freza very different from the dramatic story Zheleznikova (by the way, wrote "The Scarecrow", which staged his famous movie Rolan Bykov). Also, for a picture removed many were part of the story of the characters and changed some of the details. For example, the book Boris was a sixth grader.
5. paper moon
Paper Moon
- USA, 1973.
- Comedy.
- Duration: 102 minutes.
- IMDb: 8,1.
The action takes place in the US since the Great Depression. Rogue Moses Pray (Ryan O'Neal) - a sort of American Bender - calls in the funeral mistress and receives the load gloomy and without stopping the smoking very young orphan Eddie (Tatum O'Neal).
The main characters, played father and daughter always gets into hilarious situations that cause both laughter and sadness. For the role of a small smokers Eddie Tatum O'Neal won "Oscar"And he became the youngest winner of the prestigious statuettes in history.
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6. Alice in the Cities
Alice in den Städten
- Germany, 1973.
- Drama.
- Duration: 110 minutes.
- IMDb: 8,0.
Piercing Wim Wenders talks about how amateur photographer Philip Winter (Rüdiger Fogler), burdened with the affairs and problems, is left alone with the little girl Alice (Yell Rottlender). Finding relatives baby they embark on a tour of European cities, which will make Philip otherwise look at life.
In this lyrical and very thin film is almost no plot, and does not even have the usual meaning in the ending of the viewer. This is primarily a film about feelings. And perceive it like an album of favorite photos.
7. Alien
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
- USA, 1982.
- Science fiction, drama, adventure, family.
- Duration: 115 minutes.
- IMDb: 7,9.
Group harmless alien researchers accidentally forgets the world of one of their tribesmen. Little alien, the remaining one on a strange planet, finds a friend in the person of ten Elliott (Henry Thomas). But their idyll does not last long: after all, the US military does not sleep and wanted everywhere intruder.
The plot went to children's imagination of Steven Spielberg. The director told me that as a child invented his alien friend. So it was easier to cope with their trauma caused by their parents' divorce.
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8. scarecrow
- USSR, 1983.
- Drama.
- Duration: 127 minutes.
- IMDb: 7,9.
Grader Lena Bessoltseva (Christina Aguilera) moves to live with his grandfather Nikolai Nikolaevich (Yuri Nikulin) in a small provincial town. Local is not particularly fond of the old man's unsociable character. Their children are no better. First, they give Lena a nickname Scarecrow, and then did announce a boycott of violent offense, she did not commit.
Rolan Bykov film, like the novel by Vladimir Zheleznikova raises the difficult topic of child cruelty, about which many today are afraid to speak. When the painting was shown in movie theaters, after the sessions moved by the audience left in tears.
However, there were those who criticized the director for what he distorted reality by depicting Soviet children ruthless zveronyshami. Only here the plot of the story Zheleznikova prompted by life itself: a similar sad story happened to his granddaughter. And the problem of bullying in schools has always existed and is still relevant.
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9. Endless story
Die unendliche Geschichte
- Germany, USA, 1984.
- Fantasy, drama, adventure.
- Duration: 97 minutes.
- IMDb: 7,4.
Little dreamer Bastian Bux (Barret Oliver) after the death of his mother can not find a common language with his father. Once Bastian "borrows" the old second-hand bookshop book about an imaginary fantasy country. While reading, he understands that in some mysterious way become a part of the events described in the product.
A good tale about the use of the imagination will appeal to all, but the author of a literary source. Writer Michael Ende found picture tasteless and even unsuccessfully pleaded with its creators.
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10. Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
- United States, 2007.
- Drama, Adventure, Family, Fantasy.
- Duration: 90 minutes.
- IMDb: 7,2.
Unsociable lad Jess Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) - a white crow in school and at home. But everything changes its friendship with recently came to Leslie Burke class (Anna Sophia Robb). The girl is incredible fantazorkoy. Together Jess and Leslie invent a world called Terabithia which becomes their shared secret.
The basis of the picture lay the novel by American author Katherine Paterson. A script was written by her son - David Paterson.
Although the film may seem too much affectation, its sure to watch until the end. After all, the scene of the final after a surprise turn of events, "Bridge to Terabithia" is very mature and sincere picture.
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11. Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom
- United States, 2012.
- Tragicomedy.
- Duration: 90 minutes.
- IMDb: 7,8.
Enamored teenagers - Sam (Jared Gilman), which refused to regular foster parents, silent and Suzy (Kara Hayward) - run away in search of a place where they can be happy. Meanwhile, a search party looking for Boy Scouts everywhere obstinate couple.
The seventh in a row picture is beautiful Wes Anderson in its special lyrical manner talks about this kind of love, which can only children: the absolute, sole and for life.
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12. S. Vincent
St. Vincent
- United States, 2014.
- Tragicomedy.
- Duration: 102 minutes.
- IMDb: 7,2.
Veteran Vincent McKenna (Bill Murray) is not an angel. He was always in debt, he likes to drink, in love with a Russian prostitute and constantly losing at the races. In short, the impression of an evil, cynical, indifferent to those around the old man.
But fate brings Vincent with twelve schoolboy Oliver (Jaden Liberer). And suddenly the child is the only one who was able to look into the soul of a grumpy veteran: it turns out that the apparent rudeness lies not such a bad person.
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13. boyhood
Boyhood
- United States, 2014.
- Drama, a parable.
- Duration: 163 minutes.
- IMDb: 7,9.
The film covers 12 years of the life of an ordinary boy named Mason Evans (Ellar Coltrane) and talks about his relationship with his parents and gradual maturation. In parallel, showing events from American history, from the war in Iraq and ending the presidency of Barack Obama.
The tape stands out not only in our list, but in the world of cinema. The fact that the film is a unique experiment: he starred for 11 years with one actor in a leading role.
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14. The "Florida"
The Florida Project
- United States, 2017.
- Drama, tragicomedy.
- Duration: 109 minutes.
- IMDb: 7,6.
Sean Baker independent film tells the story of a little girl's life Mooney (Brooklyn Prince) and her mother Hayley (Bria wine), who can not find themselves in modern America. Losing a job, Haley is trying to get out as it might, but in the end turns out to be on the panel.
Meanwhile, her daughter with a childlike explores the neighborhood in search of adventure. And all this is happening against the background of the unattainable Disneyland, where Mooney and her friends will never get there.
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15. Shop thieves
Manbiki kazoku
- Japan, 2018.
- Drama.
- Duration: 121 min.
- IMDb: 8,0.
Osamu Shibata - modest Japanese worker. His family is on the verge of poverty and actually lives only retired grandmother. Stay afloat help them petty thefts from shops, art that Osama and his son Shota perfected.
Once Osamu finds on the street a little chilly girl and take home. Initially Shibata family is going back to her parents. But it soon becomes clear that the mother child is simply not needed.
No one is trying to condemn the film gently confronts the viewer question: what a real family? And the answer is clear: sometimes those who are genetically no one you can treat you better than family.
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