...that almost all coming-of-age films seem to focus on young boys? What about girls? As far I can think right now, few, if any, such films seem to have a girl as the focus. Can anyone name any? I really felt for Duncan, as I was the introverted type of teen, and am still that way as an adult. And yes, I am a woman. And I really loved this film.
share"My Girl" is one movie that comes to me. A little dated, perhaps.
shareWell, if Corey Feldmen is to be believed, it's because a lot of the producers in Hollywood have a thing for young boys. Just sayin...
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A few I've seen recently are:
Standing Up (2013)
I Capture the Castle (2003)
Dirty Girl (2010)
Hick (2011) as well, but it's not really a feel good coming-of-age movie as it deals with darker aspects, but coming-of-age nonetheless, and with a female protagonist. Same with Palindromes (2004).
Odd comment; I've always felt most were about girls.
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I don't think anyone has mentioned "Flipped" yet. It has a strong female character and is about younger teens.
There also a really charming French comedy from the 1980s with a young Sophie Marceau called La Boum. Also from that era is Pauline at the Beach.
Come to think of it, most of the good female coming-of-age movies are about younger girls, 11-14, because girls usually go through that stage earlier than boys. This is also primarily an internal, introspective transition, and is not typically sexual in nature. It's almost a pre-sexual maturing.
Boys go through this later, at the height of post-puberty exuberance, and this stage of their development tends to focus outwardly. Movies about 15-18-year old boys are more appealing to older teen audiences, who are a more active market segment than younger teens, and the physical/sexual comedy common to male teens is more broadly appealing, box-office wise.
a really special film about a girl is the french "tomboy"
shareThe best ones I know
Amelie
Whale Rider
Jeune & jolie
Stealing Beauty
Ghost World
Juno
Easy A
Thirteen
White Oleander
Lost in Translation
An Education