Flirting - Spiel mit der Liebe (1991)
Danny Embling, ein unbeholfener, unterentwickelter Teenager, der zeitweilig an Stotteranfällen leidet, besucht ein Jungeninternat in New South Wales in Australien. Es ist das Jahr 1965, und es sind einige Jahre vergangen, seitdem Danny eine romantische Beziehung mit einem Mädchen hatte (seine frühere große Liebe Freya aus Das Jahr meiner ersten Liebe verließ ihn an einem kritischen Punkt in seiner sexuellen Entwicklung). Langsam beginnt er Gefühle für Thandiwe Adjewa, ein ugandisch-kenianisch-britisches Mädchen (Vater Ugander, Mutter Kenianische Britin), das die Mädchenschule jenseits des Sees besucht, zu entwickeln. Über den ganzen Verlauf des Schuljahres pflegen sie eine heranreifende Romanze, den vorhandenen strengen Vorschriften zum Trotz. Speziell Rassenpolitik (das Paar ist gemischtrassig) und gesellschaftliche Konventionen (Thandiwe wird von religiös beeinflussten Autoritätspersonen als rebellisch und dem Sexuellen zu offen eingestellt angesehen) bereiten Probleme.
Der Regisseur:
John Duigan
Der Autor:
John Duigan
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Noah Taylor as Danny Embling |
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Thandiwe Newton as Thandiwe Adjewa |
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Nicole Kidman as Nicola Radcliffe |
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Bartholomew Rose as 'Gilby' Fryer |
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Felix Nobis as Jock Blair |
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Josh Picker as 'Backa' Bourke |
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Kiri Paramore as 'Slag' Green |
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Marc Aden Gray as Christopher Laidlaw |
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Les Hill as Greg Gilmore |
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Naomi Watts as Janet Odgers |
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Gregg Palmer as Colin Proudfoot |
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Joshua Marshall as 'Cheddar' Fedderson |
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David Wieland as 'Possum' Piper |
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Jeff Truman as Mr. Morris Cutts |
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Marshall Napier as Mr. Rupert Elloitt |
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Craig Black as 'Pup' Pierdon |
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John Dicks as Reverend Consti Nicholson |
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Kym Wilson as Melissa Miles |
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Lisa Spinadel as Barbara Howe |
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Francesca Raft as Fiona Spry |
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Louise Hannan as Theresa Bradley |
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Danielle Lyttleton as Jean Thomas |
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Jacqui Fifer as Stacey Burt |
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Fiona Press as Mrs. Archer |
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Maggie Blinco as Miss Guinevere MacReady |
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Jane Harders as Miss Sylvia Anderson |
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Malcolm Robertson as Bruce Embling |
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Judi Farr as Shella Embling |
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Freddie Paris as Solomon Adjewa |
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Femi Taylor as Letitia Adjewa |
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Gillian Hyde as Dr. Alison Pierce |
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Harry Lawrence as Motel Manager |
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Michael Anthony Williams as Sonny Liston |
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Kurt Frey as Jean-Paul Sartre |
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Dianne Weller as School Kid (uncredited) |
| Writing | John Duigan | Screenplay |
| Production | George Miller | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Roger Cowland | Visual Effects |
| Directing | John Duigan | Director |
| Sound | James D'Arcy | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Doug Mitchell | Producer |
| Production | Terry Hayes | Producer |
| Lighting | Ian Plummer | Gaffer |
| Camera | Geoff Burton | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Eric Todd | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Michelle Barta | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | April Ward | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Paul Enright | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Gill Falson | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sherry Hubbard | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Luke Parata | Runner Art Department |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Wilcox | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Kathryn Milliss | Clapper Loader |
| Art | Bill Howe | Construction Manager |
| Crew | Andy Tickner | Carpenter |
| Lighting | Grahame Dickson | Electrician |
| Camera | Kerry Jackson | Assistant Grip |
| Camera | Darrin Keough | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Kathleen Mackie Higgins | Casting |
| Directing | Emma Schofield | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Sarah Tooth | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annette Walker | Wigmaker |
| Sound | David Grusovin | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Johnson | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Crew | Marcus D'Arcy | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | P.J. Voeten | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Tom Meares | Colorist |
| Camera | Kent Santilla | Assistant Grip |
| Editing | Jennifer Hortin | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Wolfgang Duigan | Musician |
| Sound | Jerry Long | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Angus Robertson | ADR Mixer |
| Editing | Paula Lourie | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Steve Burgess | Foley Editor |
| Editing | Shawn Seet | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Arthur Cambridge | Color Grading |
| Editing | Marcus D'Arcy | Additional Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Head | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Ryan | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fiona Nicolls | Costume Coordinator |
| Directing | Charles Rotherham | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daphne Paris | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Christine Woodruff | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Annabelle Sheehan | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Barbara Gibbs | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Phil Judd | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Robbie Burr | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyn Askew | Costume Coordinator |
| Sound | Ross Linton | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Barbara Gibbs | Production Manager |
| Camera | Bruce Barber | Key Grip |
| Production | Gabrielle Healy | Extras Casting |
| Art | Laurie Faen | Art Direction |
| Art | Roger Ford | Production Design |
| Sound | Antony Gray | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Nicki Roller | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Peter Townend | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Liz Mullinar | Casting |
| Sound | Noelleen Westcombe | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Margaret Sixel | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Catherine Gross | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Robert Gibson | Editor |
| Art | Kerrie Brown | Set Decoration |
| Art | Glen W. Johnson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roger Ford | Costume Design |