Set in 1962 in the rural southern tablelands of new south wales, it was the first in a projected trilogy of films centred on the experiences of an awkward australian boy, based on the childhood of writerdirector john duigan. The year my voice broke 1987 nfsa restores trailer. Set in a postindustrial neverland of worn down row houses, looming factories and desolate, rocky seashores, a cast of mostly unnamed, gender and age ambiguous figures share misadventures that. I first saw this film in the mid1990s as a rental that i got for me a single parent and my teenage daughter. The year my voice broke was filmed on location at braidwood, nsw, and makes the most of the landscape to create a unique environment, contrasting the magic of nature with the realities of human relationships in rural society. The year my voice broke 1987 danny noah taylor and freya loene carmen have been friends since they were little children, and now that theyre becoming young adults, dannys feelings for her. Spirited and independent, her one ally is danny noah taylor. It won australian film institute afi awards in 1987 for best film, best director, best original screenplay and best supporting actor. Winner of 5 afi awards, john duigans highly acclaimed and much loved comingofage story is one of the australian film industrys most eagerly anticipated dvd. Episodic vignettes reveal the intertwining adventures, traumas and banalities of their daily lives amidst a town that time has forgotten. Adopted as a baby, sixteen yearold freya loene carmen is a constant target of gossip and speculation. Winner of 5 afi awards, john duigans highly acclaimed and much loved coming ofage story is one of the australian film industrys most eagerly anticipated dvd.
Harold hopkins, who appeared in several important australian movies including gallipoli right, the year my voice broke, dons party, and the club, died yesterday, dec. Duigans films include flirting 1991 the sequel to the year my voice broke, and the australian classic dimboola 1979. The year my voice broke rewatched coming of age in the backwoods a defining tale of lost adolescent love in rural new south wales, featuring noah taylor, ben mendelsohn and. The year my voice broke is a 1987 coming of age drama film written and directed by john duigan and starring noah taylor, loene carmen, and ben mendelsohn. Coproduced by george miller mad max, the year my voice broke sparks with the joys and anxieties of being on the verge of adulthood. The year my voice broke letterboxd your life in film.
Danny noah taylor and freya loene carmen have been friends from childhood. The acting is wonderful, the scenery is glorious, the cinematography superb, and everything clicks to make for a very moving story. Home the year my voice broke libguides at melbourne. The year my voice broke is an australian coming of age film released in 1986, and the most well known of director john duigan. The year my voice broke movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Situated within a postindustrial wasteland, eight youths, portrayed by transgender adults, struggle to find and define themselves and their world. Ben mendelsohn and loene carmen are great as the star crossed lovers while a naive and awkward noah taylor is the mutual friend who witnesses their tragedy.
John duigans the year my voice broke is a solid comingofage story set in a small gossiping town in new south wales. With noah taylor, loene carmen, ben mendelsohn, graeme blundell. The year my voice broke 1987 stream and watch online. Join the boys for their remarkable journey of the heart called. The title of my film, the year i broke my voice, is a play on words and agency with this last source title. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Released 1987, the year my voice broke stars noah taylor, loene carmen, ben mendelsohn the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
The actor tom conti talks to the psychotherapist martin lloyd elliott about a film that changed his life. The year my voice broke is a 1987 coming of age drama film written and directed by john duigan and starring noah. The year my voice broke 1987 nfsa restores trailer youtube. Noah taylor is danny, an intelligent but awkward teenage boy who dreams of fame as a musician or a poet. National film and sound archive of australia nfsa recommended for you. The 21st anniversary special edition of the australian classic the year my voice broke is set in the summer of 1962 in a remote new south wales country town. This is one of my alltime favorities of all movies every made. The life of a teen in an isolated small town is the subject of australian writerdirector john duigans film, set in 1962 in new.
My voice is a 2002 internationally coproduced sports film directed by bissau guinean director flora gomes. Duigan, who had been making films in australia since the mid70s, broke through to u. The year my voice broke 1987 the year my voice broke. December boys, a poignant memoir of friendship and family, marks daniel radcliffes first major film role outside the harry potter series. No quotes approved yet for the year my voice broke. Film locations for john duigans the year my voice broke 1987, in braidwood, new south wales. The year my voice broke is a variation on the comingofage story the gobetween but a more concise work. The nfsa has completed a digital restoration of the year my voice broke. He plays maps, a big brother to the group as it stumbles and wavers its way toward manhood. The year my voice broke photos view all photos 1 movie info. The year my voice broke 1987 clip 1 on aso australias.
Danny and freya are allies and confidants until the relentless tides of adolescence change them both forever. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the john duigandirected movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at moviefone. Culture the year my voice broke frames of reference. I first saw this film in the mid1990s as a rental that i. Danny taylor is an awkward teenager with a nearobsessive crush on the beautiful freya loene carmen. Set in 1962 in the rural southern tablelands of new south wales, it was the first in a projected trilogy of films centred on the experiences of an awkward australian boy, based on the. Comingofage film the year my voice broke starring noah taylor, ben mendelsohn and loene carmen has been digitally restored by the national film and sound archive of. Queer becomings in a dystopian world hyperallergic. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the year i broke my voice near you. Set in the early sixties in the tablelands of new south wales, the year my voice broke is an evocation of adolescence in a premulticultural, rigidly conservative rural australia. The year my voice broke 1987 is an australian feature film written and directed by john duigan. A film to restore ones faith in films about the transition from adolescence to adulthood. This 1987 film written and directed by john duigan and starring the ingenious noah taylor is a undiscovered gem.
Before puberty, both sexes have roughly similar vocal pitch, but during puberty the male voice typically deepens an octave, while the female voice usually deepens only by a few tones a similar effect is a voice crack, during which a persons. The year my voice broke 1987, directed by john duigan. Set in 1962 it evocatively captures the time and place as a young 15year old boy, danny, falls in love with his best friend and soulmate, freya. A rural nsw love triangle infused with teenage angst, as noah taylor and ben mendelsohn battle for the affections of a beautiful girl. The outsiders 1983, stand by me 1986, and the year my voice broke 1987, that reapproaches the master narrative of childhoods transition into adulthood. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. The year my voice broke setting is a small country town pic was shot in braidwood, nsw in 1962. A voice change or voice mutation, sometimes referred to as a voice break, commonly refers to the deepening of the voice of people as they reach puberty. The hidden sins of a small towns older generation are reenacted as danny struggles toward. Made 30 years ago, the negative in a few places was already showing early signs of degrading, and if this preservation work had not been undertaken, sections may well have been irretrievably lost. National film and sound archive of australia nfsa 14,469 views. The year i broke my voice, is an experimental narrative built from collaged reenactments of three 1980s coming of age films. In the smalltown australia of the 1960s, a shy teenage boy comes of age when he finds that the older girl he loves is actually in thrall to another, in a superbly acted, lowkey drama from the glory days of the australian new wave. Comingofage film the year my voice broke starring noah taylor, ben mendelsohn and loene carmen has been digitally restored by the national film and sound archive of australia nfsa as part of.