REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE

Showings

Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Mon, Apr 8 7:30 PM

Description

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)