Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)

Family jealousies. His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lily and Uncle George. When he's six or eight, his posh Aunt Vanessa descends from England. Named a ... See full summary »

Director:

Carl Schultz

Writers:

Sumner Locke Elliott (novel), Michael Jenkins

Stars:

Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, Nicholas Gledhill

10 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wendy Hughes	...	Vanessa
Robyn Nevin	...	Lila
Nicholas Gledhill	...	PS
John Hargreaves	...	Logan
Geraldine Turner	...	Vere
Isabelle Anderson	...	Agnes
Peter Whitford	...	George
Colleen Clifford	...	Ettie
Edward Howell	...	Judge
Jacqueline Kott	...	Miss Pile
Julie Nihill	...	Diana
Michael Long	...	Mr. Hood
Len London	...	Mr. Gentle
Beth Child	...	Mrs. Grindel
Colin Croft	...	The Magician

Storyline

Family jealousies. His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lily and Uncle George. When he's six or eight, his posh Aunt Vanessa descends from England. Named a co-guardian by PS's feckless, absent father, she asserts her rights and convinces Lily to have PS live with her weekdays. PS is happy at Lily's, playing with children, running about, speaking up. At Vanessa's, there's a regimen of private school, round vowels, piano and riding lessons, and lonely indoor play with fancy toys. He's miserable and when he objects, she sues for complete custody. Will anyone listen to him? And will he take on Vanessa's challenges to find out who he is and to love someone?

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Plot Keywords:

absent father | riding | custody | running | private school | 

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Taglines:

The bitter struggle between two sisters for the love of a little boy

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ostroznie, moga cie uslyszec

Filming Locations:

Centennial Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

New South Wales Film Commission, Syme International Productions, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Reading Australian Film (1988)

User Reviews

International level Australiana

One of Australia's great films of the 80s...big, lavish and crafted for an international audience.......along with GALLIPOLI, THE LIGHTHORSEMEN and MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER, "Careful"..is different in that it is set in Sydney harbourside suburbs of the 1920s......most period films made at this time are set earlier and are rural.....also like the sublime masterpiece THE IRISHMAN. The cast for "Careful" is theater professionals who fit the passionate personalities the extremely emotional and personal roles demand. Their transformation to film is also thanks to the great director Carl Schultz who also made the superb Australian films GOODBYE PARADISE and TRAVELLING NORTH. Much under employed here and almost forgotten ...... Nicholas Gledhill is still in Sydney theater and occasionally appears in fringe productions.

Robyn Nevin is the supreme being of the Sydney Theatre Company and the great Wendy Hughes is the goddess of the Australian screen.....see NEWSFRONT for that confirmation. The late great John Hughes such a genuine Australian man in his perfect realisation of the irresponsible but lovable main male character "Logan". This film is Australian screen perfection, however the end credits come too early.