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In rural 1960s Australia, a boy watches helplessly as his best friend falls in love with a small-time criminal, setting off a violent chain of events.In rural 1960s Australia, a boy watches helplessly as his best friend falls in love with a small-time criminal, setting off a violent chain of events.In rural 1960s Australia, a boy watches helplessly as his best friend falls in love with a small-time criminal, setting off a violent chain of events.
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- 6 wins & 4 nominations
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- TriviaThis picture was one of fifty Australian films selected for preservation as part of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection Restoration Project.
- GoofsWhen Danny and Freya stand on the line watching the train pass, the crew's image is reflected in the shiny side of the train carriages.
- Quotes
Danny Embling: Wanna dance?
Freya Olson: You know what, try one of them.
Danny Embling: Plenty of time.
Freya Olson: Good luck.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Century of Cinema: 40,000 years of dreaming (1997)
- SoundtracksThe Lark Ascending
Written by Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Well worth it
Australia seems to have an incredible knack for turning out beautiful films about real life situations fraught with meaning and mystery. This one is no exception. Like the Peter Weir classic _Picnic at Hanging Rock_, the landscape seems to come alive on the screen, and the sense of Australia's isolation does as well.
What I especially liked is that many of us (myself included) can empathize with Danny, but he's not perfect. The film really gets across the pain of falling for someone that you can never have. Trevor also embodies the kinds of guys that inexplicably attract strong-willed women like Freya. Despite the fact that one might not like his character, he's shown to have genuine feelings for Freya, and to be somewhat understanding of Danny. The major strength of the film is that the characters are fully fleshed out, with their own virtues and vices.
Instead of watching the cruddy teen movies that Hollywood churns out nowadays, give this one a try.
What I especially liked is that many of us (myself included) can empathize with Danny, but he's not perfect. The film really gets across the pain of falling for someone that you can never have. Trevor also embodies the kinds of guys that inexplicably attract strong-willed women like Freya. Despite the fact that one might not like his character, he's shown to have genuine feelings for Freya, and to be somewhat understanding of Danny. The major strength of the film is that the characters are fully fleshed out, with their own virtues and vices.
Instead of watching the cruddy teen movies that Hollywood churns out nowadays, give this one a try.
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- jdab
- Apr 28, 2003
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- Also known as
- Das Jahr meiner ersten Liebe
- Filming locations
- Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia(country town)
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- Gross US & Canada
- $213,901
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,487
- Aug 28, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $213,901
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