Children in the Movies - Neil Sinyard

A study of how childhood has been portrayed in films ranging from Chaplin's "The Kid" to Woody Allen's "Radio Days". It looks at films made for children like Spielberg's "ET", some remarkable child performances and it reassesses the significance of children in such classics as "Citizen Kane". The book also covers such films as "Hope and Glory", "Empire of the Sun", "A High Wind in Jamaica", "The Go-Between", "Fanny and Alexander" and "Au Revoir Les Enfants".