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Getting Along With Parents (1953)

1953 · Short film · 13 min

Synopsis

Shows the conflict between six teen-agers and their respective parents in a situation designed to provoke discussion. Emphasizes that each generation must recognize the other's differences in upbringing, thinking and feeling and be willing to compromise.

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Running time
13 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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★★★★★ · Who are parents? · Spuzz · 2016-07-20

A bit of a great find. A group of kids plan a great night out with their teen dance and other revelries planned. There are problems though, and we visit individual students and their parents to find out what they are. Most of the problems center around the students going, after the dance, to a mysterious place known as "The Blue Room". Meer mentions of this place is enough to drive the parents into conniptions. What GOES ON THERE? Apparently wild music and mayhem (and it's expensive). We're never shown the place, which just adds to the oddball mystery. The parents and students seem to resolve…