Teenager Psychology Conformity Mental Health Social Guidance 4 Films Movies DVD

Description: Please read & note: This is a Rights holding DVD created & produced by me and is not factory made or sealed. I strive to produce the best DVD's possible from the sometimes VERY old Public Domain material. Films that are public domain are unpreserved and not professionally remastered. I remaster all of my films myself to the best possible quality achievable. My DVDs are not the quality of todays Modern DVDs or Bluray discs. If you are looking for this kind of quality then these discs are not for you. Please note this when purchasing, but also know that all of the films are very watchable. All pictures are actual screen captures from the DVDs. To keep my prices as low as possible all my DVDs are delivered in plain paper DVD sleeves and the DVDs title will be labeled on the back of the DVD envelope. This way you can write the contents of the DVD on the DVD yourself if you want to. (See picture). All of my DVD's come with a menu for easy film selection. Total runtime of this DVDs is 68 minutes. Film 1: Age of Turmoil (1953) B&W Runtime 19 minutesActivities of six teenagers are shown during one afternoon and evening. Different home situations, ordinary growing pains, e.g., loafing, criticizing, daydreaming are dealt with. This 50's film tries to help parents understand the psychological development of teenagers, by showing the Friday evening activities of six average teenagers. We watch them go through their evenings and experience very minor problems, while the narrator gives a constant stream of interpretation and information. Some of it seems fairly accurate and some of it is less so. Some comments seem downright unsympathetic and judgmental such as the assertion that teens spend "hours in useless activity" or that one girl's dream to be a ballet dancer is totally unrealistic. Being a 50's film, there is a charming naivete about it. The "problems" these teens have seem miniscule compared with the problems of today's adolescents.Release Date: 1953Entered the Public Domain: 1982 Film 2: Social Acceptability (1957) B&W Runtime 19 minutesAdults must provide teenagers with guidance in social skills if they are to make a harmonious adjustment to social life. The mother and daughter in this film have far to go.This is one of the most heart-wrenching educational films ever made.Cute, perky Marion wants desperately to be part of the gang, but Fate, her parents, and her callous friends all combine to make her efforts ultimately futile.I was really surprised by this engrossing little drama. It's well-written, well-directed, and well-acted (especially by the lead actress in the part of Marian). This is a painfully sensitive look at the difficulties of teenage social interaction, aimed at making parents understand what their kids are going through. Those little slights and rejections may seem insignificant to adults, the film states, but to teenagers they symbolize greater things, and can leave lasting emotional scars. The film-makers actually manage to develop some real, sympathetic characters in the short duration of this film, and avoid the cliches and dogma usual to the genre. All in all, an excellent film that is still relevant today.Release Date: 1957Entered the Public Domain: 1986 Film 3: Habit Patterns (1954) B&W Runtime 14 minutesThe constant stream of derogatory comments Barbara endures from the narrator is really painful. Heaping shame on a teenage girl who has obvious self-confidence problems.A valuable look at the kinds of attitudes that teach us to value the shallow opinions of others over finding our own way. Be like society wants you to be, or be scorned.A grim tale of a young girl trying to develop as an individual in an oppressive society. Criticism and ridicule are used to drive her to nervous breakdown, and she is ultimately forced to accept her horrible fate. Once programmed with the applied social and gender brainwashing, the victim is portrayed as having the proper characteristics and attitude needed to avoid suffering any further abuse.Release Date: 1954Entered the Public Domain: 1983 Film 4: Dinner Party (1945) B&W Runtime 16 minutesAll through this film I was wondering who the heck are these people that believe that high manners is a sure way to be accepted in society? Again, this is a frightening film to behold, as a dinner party from hell starts off disastously. Why, the napkin is in the wrong place and the butter knife is incorrectly placed! More dinner problems are faced, as the guests stop and wonder if they've done the right thing all throughout the meal, which makes for one bizarre sight. Having good manners, the narrator says, makes for a good party. But just by looking at this film, one wonders if these people are total sadomasochists by conforming so much to how they're supposed to act (the olive eating is the absurd highlight.. Does one pop it into your mouth, or take a bite out of it? and what about the pit?) at the party table. Definitely a must see.Release Date: 1945Entered the Public Domain: 1974 I claim ownership and rights to this media. All the films on this DVD have been researched and are copyright free or the copyrights have expired due to non renewal.

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