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Flirting
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R,1hr 40min
Released:
January 1, 1992
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MGM
Synopsis: Australian filmmaker John Duigan followed up his captivating The Year My Voice Broke with Flirting. Noah Taylor repeats his "Danny" characterization from the earlier film, while Thandie Newton plays a Ugandan exchange student who attends an Australian girls boarding school. Billeted at a nearby boy's school, Danny finds himself falling in love with Newton, though he is frequently at a loss as to how to express himself. Flirting is the second in a proposed trilogy of John Duigan-directed films revolving ... Full Synopsis
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A bewitching coming-of-age film, Flirting looks at teenage love and alienation with refreshing authenticity. Free of the syrupy nostalgia and falsely self-assured characters that often define films in this genre, Flirting boasts a script wrought with dry humor and understanding, and thoroughly charming performances from Noah Taylor, awkward and unrepentant as Danny, and newcomer Thandie Newton, resplendent ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Danny Embling
Thandiwe Adjewa
Nicola Radcliffe
"Gilby" Fryer
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Thandie Newton: The daughter of a British dad and a Zimbabwean-born mother, Newton launched her film...
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