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Set in 1965, Flirting is the sequel to The Year My Voice Broke. Danny Embling is now seventeen and a full-time boarder at St Alban's College. Although Danny's stutter and unsportsmanlike physique make him an object of derision to many of his fellow students, his life isn't all bad: he has a perfect view of Circester College, his college's sister school, from his dormitory window. The narrative follows his friendship with Thandiwe Adjewa, the daughter of an African Nationalist on an academic post in Canberra and a student at Circester. Danny and Thandiwe become kindred spirits, lovers, and problems for their teachers, whose methods of maintaining control are long detention sessions and a good thrashing with the cane. The only support they receive is from Nicola Radcliffe, Circhester's head prefect, who is sympathetic to their plight.
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Stutter. Type of character Primary. Point of view Third person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Ballad of Youth : The Making of Flirting
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: FilmInk , 6 June 2017; FilmInk , 20 September 2017; With a new print of the 1987 Aussie teen film classic, The Year My Voice Broke, set to screen at The Sydney Film Festival, we take a look back at the making of the film’s under-celebrated sequel, 1991’s Flirting. -
(Sweet) Sixteen Great Australian Teen Films
Erin Free
(editor),
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 20 May 2016; -
Hot Ticket
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 May 2012; (p. 3) -
The Young and the Desperate
2009
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— Appears in: The Australian , 4 November 2009; (p. 19) -
The Many Faces of Disinclination: Australian Feminist/Post-Colonialist Reflections in Flirting
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , October - December no. 45 2007; 'Following the acclaimed The Year My Voice Broke, Flirting was John Duigan's second instalment in a proposed trilogy featuring Noah Taylor in the role of Danny Embling. It also stars Nicole Kidman and has much to say about gender, race and colonial attitudes.' (Publisher's abstract)
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A Splendid Mixture of Misfits
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 March 1991; (p. rev 7)
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Long Wait for Something to Chew On
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 March 1991; (p. B7)
— Review of Flirting 1991 single work film/TV -
Flirting with Notions of Ourselves
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 23 March 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of Flirting 1991 single work film/TV -
Some Aussie Teen Love
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 March 1991; (p. wkd 9)
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The Young and the Desperate
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 November 2009; (p. 19) - y 'Flirting' Perth : Centre for Research in Culture and Communication (Murdoch University) , 2003 Z1673579 2003 single work criticism Research undertaken by a student of the Centre for Culture and Communication (Murdoch University) into Flirting (1991). Includes aspects relating to the production phase, critical reception, principal performers and production crew, references and a synopsis.
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The Many Faces of Disinclination: Australian Feminist/Post-Colonialist Reflections in Flirting
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , October - December no. 45 2007; 'Following the acclaimed The Year My Voice Broke, Flirting was John Duigan's second instalment in a proposed trilogy featuring Noah Taylor in the role of Danny Embling. It also stars Nicole Kidman and has much to say about gender, race and colonial attitudes.' (Publisher's abstract)
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Hot Ticket
2012
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column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 May 2012; (p. 3) -
Flirting with Teen Romance for a Fresh Insight into Life
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 30 March 1991; (p. 28)
- Country towns,
- Urban,
- 1965