Roger Ebert described it as a "precious cinematic miracle" that avoids being corny while presenting complex, three-dimensional characters.
Dave Stohler (Dennis Christopher) struggles with his future, acting out a fantasy of being Italian to escape his mundane life as a townie. subtitle Breaking Away
The central conflict is the social divide between the local residents ("Cutters") and the privileged university students. Roger Ebert described it as a "precious cinematic
Breaking Away (1979) is a critically acclaimed coming-of-age film that won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The story follows four working-class teenagers ("Cutters") in Bloomington, Indiana, who have just graduated high school and are navigating adulthood while facing tension with college students at Indiana University. subtitle Breaking Away
