Flirting is one of the greatest coming of age stories put to film. A terrific followup to the year my voice broke, flirting is a teen movie worth watching, thanks to emotionally engaging performances and an endearing script. Thandie newton and nicole kidman in flirting 1991 film. Newton, full name thandiwe melanie newton, was born in london, to a. When it came out in 1991 i must have seen it at least five or six times in the theater. A young family mans search for a normal life proves difficult as he treks crosscountry with his wife and a lessthanstellar adoption consultant. Flirting 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Flirting is a 1991 australian comingofage comedy drama film written and directed by john. The movie is full of dry humor, one liners, pseudo intellectualism, and a real sense of growing up as a teenager when your hormones are popping and all you can. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years.
Watch flirting trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Flirting is a lyrical snapshot of the inelegant but lilting time in which innocence washes away and is replaced with uncomfortable, yet exciting, verisimilitude. An allfemale prep school is located nearby, and, over a series of joint. Flirting starring noah taylor, thandie newton and nicole. Flirting starring noah taylor, thandie newton and nicole kidman has bee. It was directed by john duigan as the second installment of an autobiographical tale that started with the year my voice broke featuring noah taylor as the lead danny embling. Newton caught hiding in a boys toilet stall as the unsuspecting lads come in to shower, a line of uniformed. In this sequel to the year my voice broke, danny embling noah taylor leaves home to attend an allmale boarding school. Dannys view of the world is further shaped by his experiences and relationships while at boarding school.
Two freethinking teenagers a boy and a girl confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. Thandiwe thandie newton returns to her room after sneaking out to see danny noah taylor by the lake. Nicole kidman in flirting 1991 naomi watts and kym wilson in flirting 1991 nicole kidman and thandie newton in flirting. Flirting starring noah taylor, thandie newton and nicole kidman has been digitally restored by the national film and sound archive of. Nicole kidman, noah taylor, thandie newton, kiri paramore, bartholomew rose, felix nobis, josh picker, marc aden gray. Watch flirting with disaster 1996 full movie free online. The story revolves around a romance between two teenagers, and it stars noah taylor, who appears again as danny embling, the protagonist of duigans 1987 film the year my voice broke. The movies most amusing section is the extended phone call, whose dialogue has an easygoing, semiimprovisational flow. John duigans flirting is the second lowkey, easytotake installment in. Girls from the neighbouring ladies college arrive at the boys school for a dance. Her first movie role was in 1991s flirting, a sixtiesera interracial. The leading man free full movie drama, romance, thriller duration.
Flirting is a 1991 australian comingofage comedy drama film written and directed by john duigan. Dannys view of the world is further shaped by his experiences and. Flirting starring noah taylor, thandie newton and nicole kidman has been digitally restored. National film and sound archive of australia nfsa 6,663 views. Rent flirting 1991 starring noah taylor and thandie newton on dvd and bluray. Angiechina moongreedysirensthe chase 1994 see more. With noah taylor, thandie newton, nicole kidman, bartholomew rose. Its a high school movie, but it can hardly be compared to the wispy transparency of its many cliched rivals.