The problems of the teenager caught in the crossfire of adult opinion and youthful enthusiasms. Howard, just out of school, was intending to be a chemist, but wanted first to make a footloose tour of Canada with a school pal during his summer vacation. His wish is strongly resisted by his socially conforming parents. Howard’s resultant confusion, to which the film gives shape, illustrates some of the inner conflicts that arise in teenagers when every fresh impulse is rationalised out of existence.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321450
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Youth - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Belief and doubt
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Conflict of generations
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Assertiveness in adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Autonomy in adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conflict of generations
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Conduct of life
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Family relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Canada
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Assertiveness in adolescence
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Choice (Psychology) in adolescence
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conflict (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conflict of generations
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal conflict
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-realization
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers - Conduct of life
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)