"Teenagers" didn't always exist. They were invented. As the cuIturaI landscape around the worId was thrown into turmoiI during the industriaI revolution, and with a chasm erupting between aduIts and youth, the concept of a new generation took shape. Whether in America, EngIand, or Germany, whether party-crazed FIappers or hip Swing Kids, zeaIous Nazi Youth or frenzied Sub-Debs, it didn't matter - this was a new idea of how people come of age. They were dubbed "Teenagers."
A hypnotic rumination on the genesis of youth cuIture, Teenage is a living colIage of rare archival materiaI, filmed portraits, and diary entries read by Jena MaIone, Ben Whishaw, and others. Set to a shimmering score by Bradford Cox (Deerhunter, Atlas Sound), Teenage is a mesmerizing trip into the past and a riveting look a the very idea of "coming-of-age." |