Though Leo's natural, brilliant performance in this "coming of age"15 movie didn't hit home16 at the box office, he gained instant recognition as a talented rising actor.

虽然莱昂在这部标志着他“成年”的电影中自然、精湛的表演并未创造理想的票房价值，但他立刻赢得了人们的认可，被视为一名很有才华的演艺新星。

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And the movie becomes tough as well as tender, a coming-of-age story that touches on the need for art, the uses of myth, the wonders of sublimation and, most potent of all, the rawness and ferocity of adolescent feeling.

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