Careful, he might hear you by sumner locke elliott. 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. Aunts wendy hughes, robyn nevin vie for australian boys nicholas gledhill custody in 1930s. In the turbulent years of the great depression an orphaned boy becomes a pawn. Winner of the miles franklin award 1963, this edition includes an introduction by robyn nevin.
Thankfully, i found it, at an exorbitant cost, i might add, but it is worth it to have it back in my collection. It dominated the australian film institute awards that year, winning eight awards. Careful, he might hear you 1983 carl schultz, wendy hughes. King lear return season, shakespeare globe centre australia, edgar, 2004. Rent careful, he might hear you 1983 on dvd and bluray. Despite winning eight afi awards and being adapted from a. Careful, he might hear you is a 1983 australian drama film. Now his aunt vanessa has decided to take proper care of him. 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. Based on sumner locke elliotts dramatic novel, this awardwinning australian film is a poignant tale of a young boys coming of age.
Having established herself on the stage and tv through the 1970s, hughes became a major onscreen presence in the booming australian film movement of the late 70s and early 1980s through her roles in phillip noyces newsfront 1978, gillian armstrongs my brilliant career 1979, paul coxs lonely. Exclusive to australia 2 disc collectors edition in the turbulent years of the great depression an orphaned boy becomes a. 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. Story captures one boys loss of innocence during the chaos of the depression.
Curators notes careful he might hear you 1983 on aso. Careful, he might hear you news, posters, trailers, images, cast and plot. 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. Careful he might hear you is a rare australian film, a fullscale melodrama. At times it feels like a hollywood film of the 1940s, something that might have been directed by alfred hitchcock or douglas sirk, the king of hollywood melodrama. The story is also illustrative of the selfdestructive effect, on a personal level, of authoritarian behavior. His mother dead, ps lives in sydney with workingclass aunt lila and uncle george. His mother dead, ps lives in sydney with workingclass aunt lila and. John carroll full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Careful, he might hear you ebook by sumner locke elliott. No so with sumner locke elliotts classic australian novel careful he might hear you. More than 100,000 eavesdroppers paid a premium last week to listen to a taped. Despite winning eight afi awards and being adapted from a popular and awardwinning sumner locke.
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. Feb 17, 2014 in the turbulent years of the great depression an orphaned boy becomes a pawn in a bitter family feud as two aunts snooty anglophile vanessa wendy hughes, and workingclass lila robyn nevin. However, his contentment is derailed when lilas wealthy sister, vanessa. Rent careful, he might hear you 1983 starring john hargreaves and wendy hughes on dvd and bluray. Australian actress wendy hughes has died at the age of 61, after a bout with cancer. Careful, he might hear you rewatched striking visuals in. Screens with justin olsteins short fun city 2012, 12 mins.
Join us for an afternoon screening of australian classic film careful, he might hear you. Careful he might hear you 1984 carl schultz allmovie. Ps lives with his aunt and uncle after his mothers death. Jul, 2017 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. It is based on the novel of the same name by australian author sumner locke elliott. Nov 28, 2016 but carl schultzs careful, he might hear you deserves to be spoken of in just as glowing terms. He had an affair with vanessa before he married her sister, pss mother. The narration of these conflicts, as well as the history behind their origins, forms the basis of the novel, and while the. Set in 1930s australia, a wealthy woman and her workingclass sister fight for custody of their motherless young nephew, ps. Careful, he might hear you soundtrack cd details and availability. Careful, he might hear you screens in a special tribute to the late actress. Best picture, director carl schultz, actress wendy hughes, supporting actor john hargreaves, adapted screenplay michael jenkins, cinematography john seale, costume design. 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. In the turbulent years of the great depression an orphaned boy becomes a pawn in a bitter family feud as two aunts snooty anglophile vanessa wendy hughes, and workingclass lila robyn nevin.
Scorpion releasing gives the special edition treatment to their dvd of australian autobiographical coming of age drama careful, he might here you. Careful, he might hear you vanessa 1983 duet for four 1982. Careful he might hear you 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. He is descended from a long line of hopelessly unreliable australian men, going back through many films see clip three. 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. However, his contentment is derailed when lilas wealthy sister, vanessa, returns from england and takes an interest in ps. Careful, he might hear you 1983 tim 1979 remarks by 2 credits. You can either download the season 54 pdf brochure or you can view the. Ps is a lonely young boy whose strange name his dead mother named him ps to stand for a postscript to her ridiculous life. Sometimes you read about a books brilliance so much that it taints your impression of it when you finally read it. Careful, he might hear you is an australian movie from 1983, directed by carl schultz.
Based on a novel by sumner locke elliott, its a unique and powerful work that was named best. 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. Careful, he might hear you 1984 upcoming movies movie. Gledhill was nominated for a best actor award by the australian film institute for this role in 1984. Seven year old ps nicholas gledhill, dead to the world never knew his mother sinden who. Careful, he might hear you is one of the most extraordinary portraits of childhood in australian fiction. 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. Read careful, he might hear you text classics by sumner locke elliott available from rakuten kobo. Careful he might hear you 1983 clip 2 on aso australia. 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. Wendy hughes full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. 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. Nov 17, 2006 careful, he might hear you soundtrack cd details and availability.
Careful, he might hear you 1983 the movie database tmdb. With wendy hughes, robyn nevin, nicholas gledhill, john hargreaves. Before the screening there is a short introduction to the writer sumner locke elliott by walter mason, author. 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 1983 careful, he might hear you 1983 download. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to careful, he might hear you. Set in australia in the 1930s, this drama stars nicholas gledhill as p. While they lead a modest existence, ps is happy with them. Careful, he might hear you 1983 carl schultz, wendy hughes, robyn nevin, nicholas gledhill. Careful, he might hear you 1983 01011984 us drama, family 1h 50m user score. 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. Careful he might hear you 1983 clip 2 on aso australias. It is based on the novel of the same name by australianamerican author sumner locke elliott. 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.
Careful, he might hear you north sydney market on miller. Careful he might hear you 1984 carl schultz synopsis. It centers on events in the life of a small boy, nicknamed p. Named a coguardian by pss feckless, absent father, she asserts her rights and convinces lila to have ps live with her weekdays. 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. When he s six or eight, his posh aunt vanessa descends from england. In the turbulent years of the great depression an orphaned boy becomes a pawn in a bitter family feud as two aunts snooty anglophile vanessa wendy hughes, and workingclass lila robyn nevin battle for his custody. 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. But carl schultzs careful, he might hear you deserves to be spoken of in just as glowing terms.
When hes six or eight, his posh aunt vanessa descends from england. At the age of 19 he moved to england, to try out for drama school and attended. Released theatrically on pannedandscanned videotape by twentieth century fox, careful, he might hear you arrived on dvd first stateside via image entertainment in 2001 in a barebones, singlelayer, interlaced anamorphic widescreen followed by a 2disc australian import a little later in the decade with almost two hours of extras. Aunt vanessa wendy hughes has returned from london, where she has lived for some years. Careful, he might hear you is a remarkable film in every respect, and demands to be seen. Careful he might hear you was released in australian cinemas on 22 september 1983. He drinks too much, he abandoned his son and he is sexually indiscriminate, at least where the remaining sisters are concerned. Careful he might hear you 1983 clip 1 on aso australias audio. It is more nakedly emotional and heightened in style than almost anything in the modern era of australian cinema. Jun 15, 1984 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. Six years pass, and his other aunt from england comes to australia to civilise him. Wb in early talks about releasing wonder woman 1984 directly.
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