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Summary: Nicely done
Review: 'Flirting' is the rare teen flick that one may actually recommend in good conscience, and one of the only examples of a picture about adolescence which doesn't descend into saccharine sentimentality. Charming, funny, excellent characterization particularly by Noah Taylor, who is strangely winning as bumbling, awkward Danny Embling. Definitely worth a watch.
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Summary: One of the best little-known movies ever
Review: A wonderful, wonderful coming-of-age story of teenagers discovering love. I've never understood why this movie was not more popular. But if you've never seen it, the video gives you an opportunity to make up for what you missed out on. Other reviewers have described the plot accurately; it remains only for me to say that everything was done beautifully in this movie. One tip: If you're an adult, DON'T watch this video with teenagers in the room. They are too immature, and they will spoil it by giggling and sniggering at the most moving and sensitive scenes. But DO see it!
Rating:
Summary: Nicely done
Review: Don't judge a video by its cover, or its title. That advice certainly applies to "Flirting", the story of an intellectual loner in an Australian boy's boarding school in the mid-1960s and his first romance, with a girl from the girl's school across the lake. The fact that she is from Uganda, daughter of a prominent political leader, adds additional depth to this story, which is already far better than 99% of teen love movies. Noah Taylor (as Danny Embling) and Thandie Newton (in her first movie role as Thandiwe Adjewa) are very good in their roles. Nicole Kidman also appears in a supporting role. The writing and direction are excellent, and the cinematography and editing also very good. The story ends abruptly, but sometimes life is like that.
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Summary: Coming-of-age story, tender and well-told
Review: Don't judge a video by its cover, or its title. That advice certainly applies to "Flirting", the story of an intellectual loner in an Australian boy's boarding school in the mid-1960's and his first romance, with a girl from the girl's school across the lake. The fact that she is from Uganda, daughter of a prominent political leader, adds additional depth to this story, which is already far better than 99% of teen love movies. Noah Taylor (as Danny Embling) and Thandie Newton (in her first movie role as Thandiwe Adjewa) are very good in their roles. Nicole Kidman also appears in a supporting role. The writing and direction are excellent, and the cinematography and editing also very good. The story ends abruptly, but sometimes life is like that.
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Summary: Coming-of-age story, tender and well-told
Review: Don't judge a video by its cover, or its title. That advice certainly applies to "Flirting", the story of an intellectual loner in an Australian boy's boarding school in the mid-1960s and his first romance, with a girl from the girl's school across the lake. The fact that she is from Uganda, daughter of a prominent political leader, adds additional depth to this story, which is already far better than 99% of teen love movies. Noah Taylor (as Danny Embling) and Thandie Newton (in her first movie role as Thandiwe Adjewa) are very good in their roles. Nicole Kidman also appears in a supporting role. The writing and direction are excellent, and the cinematography and editing also very good. The story ends abruptly, but sometimes life is like that.
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Summary: Coming-of-age story, tender and well-told
Review: Don't judge a video by its cover, or its title. That advice certainly applies to "Flirting", the story of an intellectual loner in an Australian boy's boarding school in the mid-1960's and his first romance, with a girl from the girl's school across the lake. The fact that she is from Uganda, daughter of a prominent political leader, adds additional depth to this story, which is already far better than 99% of teen love movies. Noah Taylor (as Danny Embling) and Thandie Newton (in her first movie role as Thandiwe Adjewa) are very good in their roles. Nicole Kidman also appears in a supporting role. The writing and direction are excellent, and the cinematography and editing also very good. The story ends abruptly, but sometimes life is like that.
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Summary: Superior coming of age from down under
Review: Don't let the title fool you. Although this is one of the sweetest movies you'll ever see, it is no beach blanket bingo for bimbos. This is an Aussie story of teen love set in 1965, heroic as only teens can play it. It is fun to watch, authentic and original at the same time, a coming of age flick in the English boarding school tradition of "Dead Poet's Society" (1989) and "A Separate Peace" (the novel, not the so-so movie). Noah Taylor stars as Danny Embling, an outsider who reads Sartre and Camus while satirizing the school's empty traditions. Across the lake is the girl's school where Thandiwe Adjewa (Thandie Newton), daughter of the Ugandan ambassador, is learning to meld with the Aussie pale faces, including a gifted pre-Hollywood Nicole Kidman. Thandie Newton and Noah Taylor, as beautifully directed by John Duigan, are the reasons this film is so good. She has a fearless integrity about her that overcomes the prejudices of her school mates. He is wise and brave at a hundred and twenty pounds. She too is ultra sophisticated. She even met Sartre. This is a story about the love between two outsiders who, with their strength of character win over not only their classmates, but the audience as well. Imagine teenagers as witty and poised as say Eartha Kitt and Gore Vidal, and you get a hint of how it's played. Nicole Kidman as the snobby Nicola Radcliffe (the name says it all) manages a subtle supporting role with a diamond-in-the-rough kind of charm and just the right touch of on-screen growth. The scene where she shares her stash of vodka (or perhaps a clear fruit liquor) with Thandiwe Adjewa is beautifully turned by Director John Duigan. Also excellent is the hotel scene where the adults are revealed as intrusive in the extreme. I like Danny Embling's line as he deadpans to a re-robing Thandiwe, "They're all funny, aren't they?" Yes, those adults are a little peculiar. This is not unflawed, however. The ending, despite the rousing music, seemed a bland washout, leaving us with a sense of disappointment. And I thought the first love scene with the two "touching" was a little unreal. I mean he might have kissed her! There's a limit to how great a coming of age, boarding school movie can be, especially when the adults have only scarecrow parts. Nonetheless "Flirting" is a confectioner's delight, and one of the best coming of age movies I've ever seen.
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Summary: The best movie about teenage romance and dreams...
Review: I absoulutly LOVED it... I saw it on Romance Classics, a channel produced from AMC.. and it was wonderful... I recommend it to anyone and everyone! It shows how teenagers really feel and think, that we are more then children, but adults with real thoughts and real feelings...
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Summary: i did not like
Review: i do not think nicole kidman did not have her close enouf does she think she is a good actor no she should just be naked all the time
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Summary: a beautiful movie about overcoming obstacles for love
Review: I first saw this movie on a local late night tv show, and I was so moved by the action's of Danny and Thandiwe that I made sure I taped it when it came on even later that night. This movie impressively shows how love can overcome the trials and tribulations of adolescents. The supporting cast helped add to this feeling to, with Nichole Kidman providing a realistic but hopeful outlook to support Thandiwe in the decisions she was making. The line that made the movie complete was when Danny was sitting in his room and he thought "sending love I suppose, the word we never used because I guess we were to cool for that". This movie is very beautiful and if it wasn't for the abrupt ending would definitely deserve a five star rating, but that's what makes the movie so incredible. It has the ability of showing the hard realities of love, that sometimes unexpected things occur and it's how you deal with that, that determines just how deeply you feel.
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