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Wesley Morris

In movies, there are some things the French do that Americans are increasingly incapable of doing. One is honoring the complexities of youth. It's a quiet, difficult undertaking, requiring subtlety in a filmmaker and perception and patience from us.

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Wesley Morris is saying that French filmmakers are better at showing the complicated nature of being young, something American movies struggle with more and more. This kind of storytelling needs careful skill from the director and thoughtful attention from the audience to appreciate its depth.

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