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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
Synopsis
Pittsburgh, 1991. The painfully shy Charlie begins his first year of high school—the recent death of his best friend casting a shadow over his mental health. When he finds friendship in a pair of free-spirited seniors, Charlie rediscovers the joys of friendship, music, and first love.
Synopsis
Pittsburgh, 1991. The painfully shy Charlie begins his first year of high school—the recent death of his best friend casting a shadow over his mental health. When he finds friendship in a pair of free-spirited seniors, Charlie rediscovers the joys of friendship, music, and first love.
Our take
When the book was released, Perks of Being a Wallflower was hailed as The Catcher in the Rye for a new generation of teen alienation. Adapting his novel to film, writer-director Stephen Chbosky continued to capture the painful particularities of being an adolescent and made a young millennial hit.