What Happened to the Mainstream Coming of Age Film | Close Up Episode 145

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Coming of Age films were a huge genre till last decade. Now they're just low-budget slop on Netflix. What happened?

*Sorry for the audio glitch at 34:00. Was a recording issue.

00:00 Some history
06:51 Changing Hollywood Film Industry
13:23 The Teenage Experience
30:00 Social Arrested Development
51:58 Wrap-up

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Recorded by Joseph Morin and Justin Church
Edited by Joseph Morin
Close Up cover art by Justin Church

#comingofage #netflixmovies #commentary #closeup #filmdiscussion



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