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Fame High

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In class and at home, students experience competition, heartbreak and triumph during two semesters at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.

Critics Reviews

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David DeWitt New York Times A not-so-eager-to-please effort that understands Alan Parker's original vision - of rejection, hard work and self-discovery - and depicts it with clear eyes. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 7, 2013 Full Review Steve Erickson Village Voice The dilemmas Fame High's four subjects face are real, and Kennedy gets plenty of drama from the prospect of failure and disappointment. Jun 4, 2013 Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times Fame may be fleeing, but the kids in "Fame High" will stay with you. Rated: 4/5 Oct 4, 2012 Full Review Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media Arts docu shows how hard passionate teens work in school. Rated: 3/5 May 17, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It suffers from a lack of depth as it spends a lot of slow screen time on mundane conversations while never presenting a clear and detailed look at how the school functions. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Ethan's review: bad editing and bad cinematography. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Inspired by these kids yet feel sad for some of them. Some of these parents need to go back to parenting school. Your child first, meal ticket way on down the line. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie reminded me of my high school experience. I guess I went to a performing arts school after all... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A very open and unassuming documentary following the lives of several youngsters at a competitive LA art school. I felt for them very much, and this world is always curious to visit. The doc was made well, and I enjoyed it very much! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member There is enough drama is this earnest documentary about teens with big dreams, but ultimately the story loses focus, especially when it tries to make a case about arts education at the end in a half-hearted effort to insert political meaning into a teen-drama narrative. The documentary could have been many things - an honest look at teenagers, at the arts, at the very idea of fame. It tries to be all this (plus the political ideas) and ends up being none. The characters are so engaging, though, that one can forgive the structural flaws. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In class and at home, students experience competition, heartbreak and triumph during two semesters at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
Director
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Producer
Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Leilani Makuakane Potter
Production Co
Black Valley Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 2012, Original
Runtime
1h 41m