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Have you seen Somersault (2004)?
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the year my voice broke (1987)
if anyone heard us talking, they’d think we’re mad
dir. john duigan
The Year My Voice Broke - Coming of Age Part II
While watching 'Submarine' the other night, I grew curious about one of the actors, Noah Taylor, who I thought looked really familiar, and after looking him up on imdb, realized he was in 'Flirting', another 'coming of age' comedy/drama that I remembered fondly from many many years ago. What I didn't realize, what that 'Flirting' was a sequel to another movie that I hadn't seen, called 'The Year My Voice Broke'. Looked it up on Netflix, and sure enough, it was available for streaming so queued it up the following evening. Like 'Flirting' in many ways, a movie that starts out rather lighthearted and nostalgic, but then turns rather serious as the movie progresses. Taylor plays a young man who is in love with a longtime childhood friend, but then finds himself the 'third man out' when she falls for a rather loutish footballer with a short fuse. Complications and troubled past histories arise. Accents were a little thick at times, set in the outback of Australia, but otherwise was a touching little romantic coming of age drama with some good performances. More reminiscent of 'Summer of '42' with a healthy dose of melancholy, and with some surprisingly good performances, and interesting subplots that don't quite get 100% explained. (and as an interesting bit of trivia, was brought to you by the producers of 'Mad Max', 'Dead Calm' and 'Babe')
3.5 stars out of 5
Released 1987, First Viewing August 2012
Stephen’s 2 Line Review – These Final Hours
Stephen’s 2 Line Review – These Final Hours
The End Of The World Has Rarely Looked This Good. Hilditch Is One To Watch.
Last year’s MIFF premier funded These Final Hours, surreally gets its general release form Roadshow on the same day MIff 2014 kicks off. Odd timing apart, young Australian writer/director Zak Hilditch instantly marks himself and his talented cast as ones to watch in coming years.
Expanded from his short, Transmission,…
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