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16 Love (2012) Young Love/Parental Guidance

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From the Worldwide Web: Sidelined with an injury, a young tennis champ (Lindsey Shaw) finally has a chance to experience what life is like for a normal teenager. Initial release :  January 2012 Director :  Adam Lipsius Screenplay :  Leigh Dunlap Music composed by :  Russ Howard III Cinematography :  Alan Caso Starring: Lindsey Shaw, Lindsey Black, Chandler Massey, Susie Abromeit, Keith Coulouris and Alexandra Paul, among others Teenage love stories are sometimes beautiful and sometimes the opposite.  They are either too serious for their own good or too light or too juvenile.  So where do I place this story? 16 Love is about a sport I've loved since I was little besides running, basketball and bowling.  I can't even bowl now, which really puzzles me, because I used to be really good...not great, but there were times that I could do a turkey.  :-p Well, that was a very, very rare moment, bu...

Light in the Piazza (1962)

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Storyline from imdb :  Upper class Americans Noel and Meg Johnson have a twenty-six year old daughter named Clara Johnson. Clara suffered a head injury as a child which resulted in her being mentally disabled. Clara's mental capacity is equivalent to that of a ten year old. In many social situations, Clara's disability can be passed off as a simple joy of life. The issue of Clara's care has placed a strain between Noel and Meg, the latter who clings to the hope that one day Clara can lead a "normal" life. While on an extended vacation through Italy, Meg and Clara meet a twenty-three year old Italian named Fabrizio Naccarelli in Florence. Fabrizio is instantly smitten with Clara, who returns the affection. Always protecting Clara, Meg initially resists Fabrizio's constant measures to insinuate himself into their lives. But as Meg learns more about Fabrizio and meets his family, Meg begins to believe a marriage between Fabrizio and Clara is Clara's ch...