The Art of Getting By (2011)

83 min · Coming Of Age, Romance Film, drama film, romantic comedy, teen film

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Directors

Gavin Wiesen

Cast

Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Sasha Spielberg, Marcus Carl Franklin, Ann Dowd, Blair Underwood, Ann Harada, Rita Wilson, Jarlath Conroy, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Angarano

The story

George Zinavoy is a lonely senior at a Manhattan preparatory school with a penchant for drawing and a nihilistic worldview. Obsessed with the inevitability of death, he never does homework and skips school frequently; as a result, he is placed on academic probation. One day while on the school roof, George encounters classmate Sally Howe smoking.

Catalogue themes and tags

Central Park, Designer, Erection, Geldnot, Graduation, Jugendschwarm, Kotzen, Lovesickness, Malerin, Manhattan, New Year's Eve, New York, Oddball, Play Truant, Prom Night, Schulmädchen, Schüler - Lehrer Konflikt, Sinnsuche, Unrequited Love, Valentine's Day, Young Love, headmaster, highschool, verlieben, Romantic comedy, Romance Film, Drama, Indie

Genres

Coming Of Age, Romance Film, drama film, romantic comedy, teen film

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