City of God and The Conformist (sort of--its structure is similar to 
Once Upon a Time in America) come to mind.  


Barry Langford wrote:


>Dear All
>
>Can anyone think of any movies which begin with a child protagonist and 
then 
>move on to dramatise the same character's experiences as an adult? I'm 
not 
>thinking here of film series (e.g. 400 Blows & sequels), nor films with 
brief 
>childhood flashbacks (e.g. Silence of the Lambs, Day for Night, 
countless 
>others), but individual films significantly structured  in this way 
(presumably 
>employing different actors). I'm sure there must be several but at 
present all I 
>can think of is Once Upon a Time in America (strictly speaking this of 
course 
>starts in adulthood, then reverts to childhood, then advances to old 
age...but 
>you get the idea). Any suggestions very gratefully received.
>
>Tx Barry
>
>Dr Barry Langford
>Senior Lecturer in Film & Television Studies
>Department of Media Arts
>Royal Holloway, University of London
>Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX
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