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Teenage

Documentary

2013, Movie, 1h 20min

Teenagers did not exist before the 20th century. Not until the early 1950s did the term gain widespread recognition, but "Teenage" offers compelling evidence that teenagers had a tumultuous effect on the previous half-decade.

Country: United Kingdom

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Reviews

Critic Ben Kenigsberg

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Teenage is educational...

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Mark Kermode

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...this fascinating study leads us through the personal and political stories of Jitterbugs, Boy Scouts, Bright Young Things and Hitler Youths.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic David Parkinson

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...this blend of archive footage and canny recreation chronicles the emergence of the adolescent as a transatlantic social force in the first half of the 20th century.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Kimberley Jones

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...an artistic consideration of the conceptualization of the teenager – as a distinct period in life, and as a significant social and political influencer.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

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"Teenage" is a documentary film that explores the evolution of youth culture throughout the 20th century, from the early 1900s to the end of World War II. Through a collage of rare archival materials, filmed portraits, and voices lifted from diary entries, the film shows how the concept of a new generation took shape, featuring various youth movements and subcultures such as Swing Kids, Nazi Youth, and Sub-Debs. The film examines how this new demographic emerged primarily in European countries and how they fought for their rights and identity. By the end of World War II, the term "teenager" gained widespread recognition with the publication of the "Teen Age Bill of Rights."