THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE (1987)

Director: John Duigan

Writer: John Duigan

Noah Taylor as Danny
Loene Carmen as Freya
Ben Mendelsohn as Trevor
Also Graeme Blundell, Malcolm Robertson.

This is a lovely potrait of puberty in small town Australia in the 60's. Perhaps overly-sentimental at times, it is nonetheless a gem of a film, Taylor's subtle performance is superb. The first of a planned trilogy that only got as far as a second film - Flirting - which also starred Taylo. It's a small film, but beautifully observed and realised.