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Barry Langford <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:54:42 -0500
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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
(01784) 443734/443833
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