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Breaking Away

Breaking Away

■ Basic Data

ItemContent
Year1979
CountryUSA
DirectorPeter Yates
CastDennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley
GenreComing-of-age / Drama / Sports

■ Title Language Table

LanguageTextRomanization
EnglishBreaking Away
EspañolRompiendo BarrerasRompiendo Barreras
FrançaisLa Bande des quatreLa Bande des quatre
DeutschVier irre Typen – Wir schaffen alle, uns schafft keinerVier irre Typen – Wir schaffen alle, uns schafft keiner
PortuguêsJuventude em FugaJuventude em Fuga
ItalianoAll American BoysAll American Boys
РусскийУходя в отрывUkhodya v otryv
中文(简体)突破
中文(繁體)突破
한국어브레이킹 어웨이Beureiking Eowei
ไทยเบรกกิ้งอะเวย์Brekking Away
Tiếng ViệtBứt PháBut Pha
Bahasa IndonesiaBreaking AwayBreaking Away
日本語ヤング・ゼネレーションYangu Zenerēshon

■ One-Line Definition

👉 A work that depicts a structure in which class identity and self-determination collide within a transitional social hierarchy.


■ Synopsis

A working-class youth seeks identity, dignity, and belonging through competitive cycling after high school graduation. (ウィキペディア)


■ RECIPE Tags

#IdentityFormation
#ClassBoundary
#SocialMobility
#SelfDetermination
#ComingOfAge


■ Primary Axis

  • Entry: Social Class
     Reason: Working-class youths confront institutional hierarchy.
     Related Film: Good Will Hunting
  • Middle: Identity Construction
     Reason: Self-invention becomes a path toward recognition.
     Related Film: Billy Elliot
  • Core: Self-Determined Adulthood
     Reason: Personal agency replaces inherited position.
     Related Film: The Graduate

■ Secondary Axes

  • Merit vs Birth Status: Achievement challenges social categorization.
     Related Film: Gattaca
  • Father-Son Transition: Generational identity renegotiation.
     Related Film: East of Eden

■ Person

  • Director: Peter Yates
  • Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern

■ Structural Tags

#ClassConflict
#StatusTransition
#IdentityQuest


■ Attribute Tags

#Drama
#SportsFilm
#Cycling


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