Breaking Away: Adulthood and Class Divisions

This Breaking Away video essay highlights some of the film's meanings. Breaking Away (1979) is a fine display of universal early adulthood conflicts and great cycling. It's a small-town American story that depicts the life of four high school graduates with an emphasis on Dave. As unsure of who he is now, eventually Dave Stohler will become more certain of who he is and where he's headed. This essay analyzes the characters, the themes of identity, friendship, and class. Not much has been put on YouTube about this movie, so I figured now would be a good time as any. Sources: Breaking Away. Peter Yates, Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Paul Dooley, Twentieth Century Fox, 1979. Screen Shot- 2001 Breaking Away DVD Stone Quarry Postcards- https://brisray.com/quarries/qpcards5... Motion-Picture's Used Tunes: Coming Back Molte Grazia Katherina Katherina & Full of Love The Swim Heart to Heart The Paper Chase I Have to Train Trying so Hard to Love You Italian Race The Truth Hurts Truck Race Training Back in the Race Coming Back (again) (All adapted/composed by Patrick Williams and conducted by Lionel Newman) 0:00 Setup 1:02 "The Cutters" 5:35 Dave Stohler 7:23 His Idols 8:22 Change-Up 10:12 Comeback 11:47 Wrap-Up #BreakingAway #videoessay #analysis