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Flirting

1991 · 99 min

A tender, bittersweet plunge into adolescent longing, where small rebellions against rigid authority feel momentous and first love aches with fragile hope.

Directed by
John Duigan
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Noah Taylor, Thandiwe Newton, Nicole Kidman
Tagline
Here's to risks.
Overview
Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently.

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Directed by
John Duigan
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Noah Taylor, Thandiwe Newton, Nicole Kidman
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • identity
  • race
  • rebellion
Places
  • school
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
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Languages
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