Characters & Themes
Childhood’s End (1996) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1996 · 115 mins · English
- Directed by
- Jeff Lipsky
- Starring
- Edie Falco, Sam Trammell, Reiko Aylesworth, Bridget White, Philip Coccioletti, Colleen Werthmann
The film follows two teenagers as they grapple with emerging sexuality. Greg experiences a sexual encounter and a relationship with his friend’s mother, a woman twice his age, while Denise, angry at Greg, turns to another girl. Both hurry toward adulthood, confronting the fallout of moving out, leaving childhood behind, and assuming responsibilities.
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