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Released
1989 · FILM

Teenage Babylon

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Runtime
14 min
HorrorMusic

Synopsis

*Teenage Babylon* portrays the aftermath of three teenage suicides using footage that appears to be black and white police file material from the 1960s. The film's evocative imagery, depicting the tragic outcomes of teenage love, is juxtaposed with a sequence of sentimental torch songs that idealize love and the conclusion of a masquerade. Through a form of bathetic synthesis, the film explores the interplay between Eros and Thanatos, love and death, culminating in the 'morgue' of a forensic archive.

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Principal cast & crew: 12

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Graeme WoodShot by Robin Plunkett

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