The 50s with Foster Hirsch
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
Monday, April 8th at 7:30 PM
Hosted by professor Foster Hirsch
In this archetypal drama of teenage angst, high school students who should lead
idyllic lives in their comfortable suburban families explode with a violence
and sexuality that their parents cannot understand. Having just relocated to LA,
17-year-old Jim Stark (James Dean)
is at odds with his parents. Seeking acceptance, and attempting to impress the
girl next door (Natalie Wood), he
accepts a dare to play chicken. The game has fatal consequences for his
challenger. With the dead boy’s clique intent on revenge, Jim, Judy, and
another classmate take off. (1955, 111 mins)