S/MD/62. Representation of American teenagers in the 1950s and 1990s films

The paper examines American films related to the problem of juvenile delinquency analysing the cinematic ways of depicting teenagers in the films 'Rebel without a Cause' (1955) and 'Kid's (1995). Literature is reviewed on the controversy and innovation in portraying urban youth culture, the values of traditional morality, the concept of antihero, etc.