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There are thousands of films with child actors. What roles are they asked to perform? How does this affect them as children?
We may watch children:The author reminds us of our favourites - The Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter, Jane Eyre; as well as the obscure - Audition, Tideland, Little Otik; to the controversial - Lolita, The Woodsman, Pretty Baby, The Bad Seed; and several hundred other films which delight, challenge or horrify us, the viewers.
By categorizing child-focused films into eight groups - gender, the family, talented kids, friendships, make-believe, coming of age, handling trauma, and child abuse - the author highlights several traits in modern cinema:
How do children come to terms with these varying expectations? Are girl actors given specific roles as opposed to boys, and are differences in gender perpetuated in modern movie productions?
In this comprehensive compilation, the author identifies the array of contrasting films that portray children, and considers the impact themes such as death or horror, sexual abuse or bullying, and gender stereotyping have on the child.
This is the compilation version of the eight volumes previously published separately.
The full range of the titles published separately are: 1 Gender Roles and Themes; 2 Families Step-kids & Orphans; 3 Tomboys Adventurers & Talented Kids; 4 Childhood Friendships: Peers, Pets & Grown-ups; 5 Make Believe Horror & the Supernatural; 6 Puberty & First Love; 7 Childhood Trauma: Illness, Death, Divorce & War; 8 Physical & Sexual Abuse.
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