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Presented as part of BIG PICTURE: A Century of Stories1h 51m / PG-13 / Drama
VENUE: Historic Duncan Auditorium
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James Dean and Natalie Wood star in a movie that shocked the United States with a performances that still electrifies the screen today. In this archetypal drama of teenage angst and rebellion, three high school students who should lead idyllic lives in their stable, comfortable suburban families explode with a violence and sexuality that their parents cannot understand. This film — which ripped the façade from the post-war American dream to expose the rage of the country’s youth — vibrates with an energy that has made it a modern classic and a powerful coming-of-age story.
Rebel Without a Cause plays a powerful part of the mid-century invention of the teenager, social commentary about a contemporary “wave” of youth crime and delinquency, and the gone-too-soon mythology around star James Dean. Rebel opened (in CinemaScope!) at Tampa Theatre on November 11, 1955 and played with shorts including Punts and Stunts (a sports documentary) and Little Rod Men.
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Tampa Theatre, 707 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602-4400, United States
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