▁identity ” ▁and ▁establish ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁perman ency ▁in ▁their ▁place ▁in ▁French ▁society , ▁a ▁movement ▁that ▁also ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁“ be ur go isie ." ▁Films ▁like ▁Ab del k rim ▁B ahl oul ' s ▁Thé ▁à ▁la ▁ment he ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁and ▁Me h di ▁Ch are f ' s ▁Le ▁thé ▁au ▁ha rem ▁d ' Arch im ède ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁be ur ▁“ under class ” ▁by ▁dep ict ing ▁“ you ng , ▁street wise , ▁imm igr ant ▁hero es ” ▁gar ner ed ▁much ▁success . ▁Char acters ▁such ▁as ▁M ous sa ou i ▁as ▁written ▁in ▁Sh ant yt own ▁Kid ▁highlight ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁them es ▁invoked ▁in ▁contemporary ▁be ur ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s : ▁independence ▁and ▁re jection ▁of ▁French ▁authority , ▁typ ified ▁in ▁the ▁scene ▁in ▁which ▁M ous sa ou i ▁ref uses ▁to ▁submit ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁embar rass ment ▁Monsieur ▁Grand ▁wishes ▁to ▁prov oke ▁by ▁having ▁his ▁students ▁place ▁their ▁so cks ▁on ▁their ▁des ks . ▁ ▁Be ur ▁Liter ature ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁literature ▁written ▁by ▁be ur ▁authors ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁were ▁aut obi ograph ies ▁as ▁is ▁Sh ant yt own ▁Kid . ▁These ▁works ▁of ▁literature ▁differenti ated ▁the ▁cultural ▁experiences ▁of ▁the ▁be urs ▁and