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Best 90s coquette films and why I think the 90s was a coquette renaissance

The 90s seen an increase in lolita type and coming of age stories that explore girlhood it’s even the Decade that made another film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s lolita why films are so important to me and the coquette community it gives an outlet to see themselves on screen



1.

1997 lolita


“An English professor falls for a minor, grooming and kidnapping her then has to face the consequences of his actions”


2.

1994 leon the professional


“12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a

professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An

unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade”


3.

1999 american beauty


“A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend”


4.

1992 poison ivy


“A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family”


5.

1993 The crush


“A journalist becomes the unwanted center of attention for a 14-year-old girl, who proceeds to sabotage his life after he refuses her sexual advances”


6.

1998 buffalo 66


“After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit”


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