7.5
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard (2005)
September 25, 200552mEN
7.7
3 votes
Overview
The collar of his coat turned up in New York: Images which have collaborated on building a myth – the image of eternal and misunderstood youth. Unlike Marlon Brando, the proletarian rebel with identifiable goals, James Dean was the timeless and androgynous youthful rebel. His death on the Interstate 46 leads us back to 1950s America, a time when youth was re-interpreted all anew.
Director
Werner KöhneWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Rent
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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N/A
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Production Companies
Florianfilm
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6.0I wasn't really quite sure what to expect here but one thing's for sure - it really only regurgitates the stories any fan of James Dean will already know. It uses photography and brief clips from his early television advertising roles to give us a clue as to his rise to fame, and then events take their historical course with little augmentation from the assembled opinions. Of course, it is never a good idea to speak ill of the dead - but here nobody really says anything remotely insightful to help us get into the psyche of this handsome but flawed man. William Bast perhaps comes closest to off…
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