Square Dance

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  • Square Dance -- Young girl with religious convictions (Winona Ryder) forsakes the custody of her cranky grandpa to live with her tragically flawed mother (Jane Alexander). She overcomes disillusionment with the adult world while expressing the inner strength and grace that propel her with loving enthusiasm toward womanhood. Sexual references and some rough dialogue do not dim the luster of director Dan Petrie's joyous affirmation of the beauty and wisdom of youthful innocence. (A-II) (PG-13) ( 1987 )




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    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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