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Tag Archives: coming of age

Film review: The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

Rich and immersive Oscar-nominated Norwegian romantic comedy

Posted byimogenglad21st May 202221st May 2022Posted infilmTags: coming of age, Europe, film, movie, Norway, oscar nominee, romanceLeave a comment on Film review: The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan (France, #1954club)

A classic of French literature from 1954

Posted byimogenglad20th Apr 2022Posted inbookTags: 1954, books, coming of age, Europe, female writers, fiction, France, translated literature5 Comments on Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan (France, #1954club)

Review of Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi (Albania)

Much-lauded memoir of growing up in a secretive and rapidly changing Albania in the 1980 and 1990s

Posted byimogenglad23rd Mar 202223rd Mar 2022Posted inbookTags: Albania, Albania month, Albanian politics, book review, books, coming of age, Europe, female writers, Free, life writing, life-writing, memoir, political history, politics4 Comments on Review of Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi (Albania)

Egyptian film Souad

Social media, tragedy and coming of age in modern-day Egypt

Posted byimogenglad4th Sep 20217th Dec 2021Posted infilmTags: coming of age, Egypt, female directors, film, middle east, middle east and north africa, movie, North Africa Middle East and Central Asia, social media, subtitled film2 Comments on Egyptian film Souad

Review no 131: As I Open My Eyes (À Peine J’Ouvre les Yeux) – a movie from Tunisia

Female-direct coming of age tale set in Tunis just before the Arab Spring

Posted byimogenglad20th Jan 202120th Jan 2021Posted infilmTags: coming of age, female directors, film, movie, North Africa Middle East and Central Asia, TANO, tunisia2 Comments on Review no 131: As I Open My Eyes (À Peine J’Ouvre les Yeux) – a movie from Tunisia

Review no 113: Dhalinyaro (Jeunesse or Youth), a film from Djibouti

Charming coming of age tale from Djibouti

Posted byimogenglad31st Oct 202021st Jan 2021Posted infilmTags: africa, coming of age, djibouti, family, film, foreign film, France, friendship, middle east, movies, North Africa, North Africa Middle East and Central Asia, subtitled filmLeave a comment on Review no 113: Dhalinyaro (Jeunesse or Youth), a film from Djibouti

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