I met wendy hughes once about 10 years ago in a cafe in surry hills. He drinks too much, he abandoned his son and he is sexually indiscriminate, at least where the remaining sisters are concerned. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Logan is the only strong male voice in an otherwise female film. It centers on events in the life of a small boy, nicknamed p. Australian films have depicted schools, teachers and school students at least from the 1920s. Careful he might hear you 1983 clip 1 on aso australias audio. Careful he might hear you 1983 clip 2 on aso australias. Careful he might hear you is a rare australian film, a fullscale melodrama. Nevin, who had never directed a film before, made sure she was surrounded by an experienced crew. Careful he might hear you won eight australian film institute awards, including best picture, best actress hughes, and best supporting actor hargreaves. Careful, he might hear you 1983 the movie database. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. Carl schultz wendy hughes, robyn nevin, nicholas gledhill 1 min drama australia individualism theres a lot going on in careful, he might hear you, but the theme that will be of interest to readers of this guide is the birth of selfidentity and personal independence in a young child.
The case becomes more complicated by the arrival of the boys longabsent father, logan john hargreaves, emerald city, an alcoholic who loves his son, but is incapable of caring for him. When hes six or eight, his posh aunt vanessa descends from england. In the curse of the cat people, it occurs offscreen, when amy refuses to say that irena is an imaginary friend. Careful, he might hear you soundtrack cd details and availability. Jill robb initiated the project in 1984 and approached moya wood to write the script.
With wendy hughes, robyn nevin, nicholas gledhill, john hargreaves. Wendy hughes full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming. High res images and poster available to download via the download media. Careful, he might hear you by carl schultz carl schultz. The original article was at careful, he might hear you. He had an affair with vanessa before he married her sister, pss mother. Rent careful, he might hear you 1983 on dvd and bluray. Richard francisbruce, jill robb, michael jenkins, sumner locke elliott.
Each determined to have the boy, both women resort to deceitful manipulation and cruel lies. Nov 28, 2016 but carl schultzs careful, he might hear you deserves to be spoken of in just as glowing terms. We can see a lot of what makes careful such a memorable film in this clip. More than 100,000 eavesdroppers paid a premium last week to listen to a taped. Read careful, he might hear you text classics by sumner locke elliott available from rakuten kobo. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. Careful, he might hear you 1859 words 8 pages careful he might hear you, by sumner locke elliot, is a complicated novel, revolving around the story of a six year old boy named ps and his search for personal identity amidst the conflicts of his closest relatives. I use it in my writing classes a lot to demonstrate how one can depict aspects of ones childhood, which is something careful, he might hear you does so well.
Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Films with students, teachers and schooling dehanz. Though the films big moments are not great, careful he might hear you is full of smaller scenes that, without overemphasizing the sentiment, efficiently evoke p. Careful, he might hear you is based on the authors childhood. Careful he might hear you, by sumner locke elliot, is a complicated novel, revolving around the story of a six year old boy named ps and his search for personal identity amidst the conflicts of his closest relatives. His more notable film credits include careful, he might hear you, winner of eight australian film institute awards, including best director and best film. 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. Careful he might hear you won 8 australian film institute awards, including best picture, best actress hughes and best supporting actor hargreaves. His mother dead, ps lives in sydney with workingclass aunt lila and uncle george. Based on sumner locke elliotts dramatic novel, this awardwinning australian film is a poignant tale of a young boys coming of age.
Named a coguardian by pss feckless, absent father, she asserts her rights and convinces lila to have ps live with her weekdays. Careful, he might hear you is a 1984 english film stars wendy hughes, robyn nevin, nicholas gledhill, john hargreaves, geraldine turner, isabelle anderson, peter whitford, colleen clifford, edward howell, jacqueline kott, julie nihill, michael long, len london, beth child, colin croft, carl schultz, sumner locke elliott, michael jenkins, directed. It is a decidedly feminine film, one that is more concerned with issues of class, money, and family. No so with sumner locke elliotts classic australian novel careful he might hear you. Six years pass, and his other aunt from england comes to australia to civilise him. Theres a lot going on in careful, he might hear you, but the theme that will be of interest to readers of this guide is the birth of selfidentity and personal independence in a young child. Despite his lengthy list of credits in his home country, he never really achieved international. Feb 17, 2014 careful he might hear you youtube movies. Wendy hughes, who has died in sydney aged 61, will be remembered by her peers as one of the finest actors of her generation. Hargreaves and adapted from the bestselling sumner locke elliot novel, this lush, poetic period film classic is the essential story of an australian boys comingofage in the tough depression years and is presented for the first time on dvd in this very special collectors edition. Rent careful, he might hear you 1983 starring john hargreaves and wendy hughes on dvd and bluray. From the brilliant portrayals by the cast, to the stunning cinematography and perfect direction, this film was a surprise and a treat, as the drama of a bitter custody battle unfolds around the heartwarming coming of age of a young australian boy.
Based on a novel by sumner locke elliott, its a unique and powerful work that was named best picture of the year by the australian film institute. Careful, he might hear you rewatched striking visuals in. Careful, he might hear you 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The secure world of an orphan living with his workingclass aunt and uncle is changed forever with the arrival of another aunt. Other awards won by hargreaves include best actor for my first wife 1984, and two best supporting actor awards from the australian film institute for careful, he might hear you 1984 and malcolm 1986.
Careful, he might hear you, the 1983 adaptation of australianamerican author sumner locke elliotts novel which won the miles franklin award is a superb example of bold and inventive. Heartrending and compelling, careful, he might hear you is a powerful story of how one childs love and courage triumphs over his familys painful past. He is possibly best known for one of his early roles, that of ps in careful, he might hear you 1983, the story of a young boy in the middle of a custody battle between his two aunts and based on the novel by sumner locke elliott. Careful, he might hear you is a remarkable film in every respect, and demands to be seen. The 1983 film careful, he might hear you was based on the novel. Careful, he might hear you 1983 01011984 us drama, family 1h 50m user score. Nov 17, 2006 careful, he might hear you soundtrack cd details and availability. An actor of sparkling, biting wit, he once said he would easily give up his remarkable career if it ever bored him, in favor of metallurgy because it was something that always interested him. Careful he might hear you 1983 clip 2 on aso australia. When he s six or eight, his posh aunt vanessa descends from england.
Based on a novel by sumner locke elliott, its a unique and powerful work that was named best. David reveals why he identified with the boy in careful he might hear you and. The philadelphia experiment, purple rain, careful he might hear. Set in the depression, the story follows the bitter struggle between two sisters over the custody of their orphaned nephew. Nov 15, 2011 winner of eight afi awards including best picture, best actress hughes, and best supporting actor hargreaves and adapted from the bestselling sumner locke elliot novel, this lush, poetic.
Despite winning eight afi awards and being adapted from a popular and awardwinning sumner locke. Hughes won the afi award for best actress for careful, he might hear you in 1983 and was nominated on six other occasions, for newsfront, my brilliant career, lonely hearts, my first wife, echoes of paradise and boundaries of the heart. Careful, he might hear you is a 1983 australian drama film. Defeated, vanessa tells him that he can return to lila and george. Sometimes you read about a books brilliance so much that it taints your impression of it when you finally read it.
Watch careful he might hear you prime video amazon uk. Jun 15, 1984 though the film s big moments are not great, careful he might hear you is full of smaller scenes that, without overemphasizing the sentiment, efficiently evoke p. I had a brief discussion with her about careful he might hear you and told her how much i enjoyed the movie and her role in it, as the story had some similarity to events in my own life. First published in 1963, sumner locke elliotts careful, he might hear you is a big, beautiful, boldhearted book set in sydney during the great depression. Ps is happy at lilas, playing with children, running about, speaking up. Careful, he might hear you pg, 1 hr 50 min art house. Careful he might hear you 1984 carl schultz synopsis. Winner of eight afi awards including best picture, best actress hughes, and best supporting actor hargreaves and adapted from the best. Gough whitlam as the labor prime minister of australia on 11 november, 1975 by the then governorgeneral of australia, sir john kerr and the subsequent installation, in parliament, of the liberal caretaker government and mr. Careful, he might hear you by sumner locke elliott. Thankfully, i found it, at an exorbitant cost, i might add, but it is worth it to have it back in my collection.
It begins with a couple whose relationship is on the rocks and ends with their separation and child custody battle. My first wife is about the decline of a failing marriage and the emotional fallout. A beautifully made period australian film about a sixyear old orphan boy who is. Curators notes careful he might hear you 1983 on aso. In 1978, he directed his first feature film, blue fin, starring hardy kruger. With max phipps, john stanton, bill hunter, john meillon. As with spanking art, the text of wikipedia is available under a copyleft license, the. The director, carl schultz, builds a sense of anticipation in the walk to the cabin door, keeping the camera low so that we concentrate on the boys face. The narration of these conflicts, as well as the history behind their origins, forms the basis of the novel, and while the. Syme international productions, 1983 z59519 1983 single work filmtv abstract. Winner of the miles franklin award 1963, this edition includes an introduction by robyn nevin. Careful, he might hear you, a 1983 australian drama film, based on the novel this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title careful, he might hear you. Robb had worked with robyn nevin making careful he might hear you and hired her as a director. Dec 26, 2015 careful, he might hear you, the 1983 adaptation of australianamerican author sumner locke elliotts novel which won the miles franklin award is a superb example of bold and inventive.
It is based on the novel of the same name by australianamerican author sumner locke elliott. The story is also illustrative of the selfdestructive effect, on a personal level, of authoritarian behavior. In the turbulent years of the great depression an orphaned boy becomes a pawn in a bitter family feud as two aunts. Careful he might hear you 1983 clip 1 on aso australias. The film stars wendy hughes and robyn nevin as two sisters who are locked in a custody battle over their young nephew, ps, played by nicholas gledhill. A top quality production about the struggle between two sisters for custody of an eightyearold boy, their nephew, careful he might hear you is a completely involving emotional experience. John is a selfabsorbed, selfobsessed musician who has been married for ten years. John hargreaves was the quintessential australian man. Set in depressionera australia, careful, he might hear you also has a rich sense of social issues as a backdrop for its depressing but riveting story of emotional abuse. The philadelphia experiment, purple rain, careful he might hear you, after the rehearsal, 1984. Ps lives with his aunt and uncle after his mothers death. Careful, he might hear you, a 1983 australian drama film, based on the novel disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title careful, he might hear you. Does anybody ever recall seeing a spanking scene in a film. His last appearance was a cameo in paul coxs lust and revenge 1996.
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