Movies and TvShows featuring "youthful-optimism" theme.

Sissi is a teenage girl who becomes the Empress of Austria. She exhibits carefree, youthful optimism as she navigates the challenges of royal life and falls in love with a dashing emperor. Along the way, she encounters deer, goes horseback riding, and receives a diamond necklace. Will she be able to maintain her happiness amidst the pressures of her new position?

Antoine Doinel, a 17-year-old boy, becomes infatuated with Colette, a girl he meets in Paris. Despite his efforts to win her over, Colette rejects his advances, leading Antoine on a journey of lovesickness and self-discovery. Through a series of humorous and heartwarming encounters, Antoine navigates the complexities of young love and learns valuable lessons about relationships and growing up.

The Son follows the story of a teenager who is dealing with the pain of his parents' divorce. He finds solace and purpose in carpentry, but trouble arises when he becomes an apprentice to a troubled carpenter. As he navigates the complexities of adolescence and forgiveness, he must confront his fear and make choices that will determine his future.

Katie, a young waitress living in a trailer park, tries to save money and pursue her dreams amid poverty and adversity. She faces challenges such as her alcoholic mother, working in a repair shop, and even engaging in prostitution. With youthful optimism and big dreams, Katie navigates through a series of trials and tribulations in pursuit of a better future.

In Swan Lake, a young prince must break a curse to save his true love. With the help of a magical sword and the power of love, he battles a sorcerer to bring happiness back to the kingdom.

An innocent and naive young woman arrives in Los Angeles to make it as a big-name actress, only to suffer though the pain and humiliation of the casting couch routine again and again thus getting a first hand look at Hollywood at its worst.

Two small-town sisters go to Hollywood and find themselves seduced by the glamor of the big time and big money as high-priced professional escorts.

This autobiographical story traces the career of playwright Moss Hart. Moss struggles as a dramatic writer until he concentrates his efforts on writing comedy. He suffers through a series of professional and romantic failures before a meeting with George S. Kaufman which changes his fortunes.

Judith, a pretty young girl from a small town, comes to New York City determined to become a famous actress. She auditions for a variety of modeling and acting jobs, and finds out that the men she's auditioning for expect more than one kind of "audition" from her.

Panos comes to Athens in search for a better life. He is fed up with life in the countryside, unemployment and the whole situation with his family. He hooks up with a bunch of ambitious- but unemployed- teenagers. One night at a disco, Panos beats up a guy who is asking for trouble. He leaves the club along with his friends. The other guy cannot calm down without taking revenge so he takes his friends and they beat up Panos & co. The following night, Panos rapes the guys sister. Afterwards he apologises and they start a relationship. She gets fired from the super market where she works for helping Panos steal. Panos cannot live in misery anymore and steals a yoghurt factory with the help of his friends. The ending is tragic...

A naive young woman arrives in Hollywood to become a star, but after she gets drugged and raped during a shoot, she hardens quickly and catches the eye of a popular womanizing comedian who introduces her to his shady powerful agent.

Facing the loss of her youthfulness, Matilda finds herself at a turning point in her life. Refreshing encounters and unexpected longings force her to face rigid self-understandings with new openness. A surprising and empathetic look at the lives of young adults.

Ever since he was a kid, Johnny Castle had a dream: to become a movie star. Driven by his obsession, Johnny moved to Los Angeles, and the corner of Hollywood and Vine Boulevards became his natural stage on which to promote himself. Johnny is absolutely convinced that some day a producer or a director will sign him for their next movie. Even though Johnny has this optimistic way of looking at life, in the three years since his move to Los Angeles he has only been able to get a small part in a science fiction B-movie. Very soon the movie will debut in the theaters, and Johnny wants to show the result of his work to his father, who lives in Chicago. He obtains a preview DVD copy of the movie from the director so that he'll be able to present it to his dad as a wonderful birthday surprise.

In The Fall is a thought-provoking movie that explores themes of acceptance, death, and nihilism. The story follows a disillusioned worker who is coming to terms with the banality of life and the inevitability of death. Through a series of surreal events, the protagonist confronts his own mortality and finds a glimmer of hope in the passage of time.

Small town girl Marcy comes to LA with stars in her eyes, thinking she can make it big on Search for a Star. Instead, with little money and no friends, she finds herself sleeping in her car. Things dramatically change when she meets Rose, living in a cardboard box, and Mort, a wheelchair-bound Gulf War veteran. After first fighting over territory, these three lost souls bond in friendship, protecting and supporting each other in a story that is at once profoundly funny, heart-warming and poignant.

A young woman moves to Hollywood to find fame and fails badly.

A beauty queen called Sheila Anderson wins a part in a Hollywood motion picture. The film turns out to be a cheap nudie film, she is then shunned by the theatrical community and ends up working as a nude model. Soon she is old news and struggles to get work, resulting in abject poverty.