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. Careful, he might hear you is a 1983 australian drama film. Set in the depression, the story follows the bitter struggle between two sisters over the custody of their orphaned nephew. Before the screening there is a short introduction to the writer sumner locke elliott by walter mason, author.
Nov 28, 2016 but carl schultzs careful, he might hear you deserves to be spoken of in just as glowing terms. Careful he might hear you 1983 clip 2 on aso australia. He had an affair with vanessa before he married her sister, pss mother. One of the many ironies involving careful, he might hear you was the way it dominated. Curators notes careful he might hear you 1983 on aso. In his first novel, careful, he might hear you, sumner. Syme international productions, 1983 z59519 1983 single work filmtv abstract. No so with sumner locke elliotts classic australian novel careful he might hear you. Australian actress wendy hughes has died at the age of 61, after a bout with cancer. 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. The movie also enjoyed a successful release in north america. But carl schultzs careful, he might hear you deserves to be spoken of in.
Ps lives with his aunt and uncle after his mothers death. The original article was at careful, he might hear you. Careful, he might hear you, wendy hughes, nicholas gledhill, 1984. Despite winning eight afi awards and being adapted from a popular and awardwinning sumner locke. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. 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 descended from a long line of hopelessly unreliable australian men, going back through many films see clip three. 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. 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. The story is also illustrative of the selfdestructive effect, on a personal level, of authoritarian behavior. Feb 17, 2014 careful he might hear you buy or rent.
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. As with spanking art, the text of wikipedia is available under a copyleft license, the. Films 1937 one in a million 20th century fox, 1943 china girl 20th century fox, 1984 careful, he might hear you 20th century fox, 2000 fantasia 2000 disney is released. However, his contentment is derailed when lilas wealthy sister, vanessa, returns from england and takes an interest in ps. Careful, he might hear you news, posters, trailers, images, cast and plot.
The australian domestic drama careful, he might hear you evokes hazy memories of seeing it one afternoon on broadcast tv, a few years after its 1983 release. Best movies like careful, he might hear you bestsimilar. Careful he might hear you won eight australian film institute awards, including best picture, best actress hughes, and best supporting actor hargreaves. If you like careful, he might hear you you are looking for touching, gloomy and serious movies about with orphan, dysfunctional family, custody, aunt nephew relationship, youth, family relations and couple relations themes of drama genre shot in australia.
I had a brief discussion with her about careful he might hear you and told her how much i enjoyed the movie and her role in it, as the story had some similarity to events in my own life. Careful he might hear you is a rare australian film, a fullscale melodrama. Careful, he might hear you 1983 the movie database tmdb. Careful, he might hear you north sydney community centre. Scorpion releasing gives the special edition treatment to their dvd of australian autobiographical coming of age drama careful, he might here you. Does anybody ever recall seeing a spanking scene in a film. While they lead a modest existence, ps is happy with them. Her sisters, lila, agnes and vere, are like three peas from a different pod. Each determined to have the boy, both women resort to deceitful manipulation and cruel lies. Careful he might hear you, directed by carl schultz and adapted by michael jenkins, is extremely good when its dealing directly with p.
Seven year old ps nicholas gledhill, dead to the world never knew his mother sinden who. Despite winning eight afi awards and being adapted from a. Rent careful, he might hear you 1983 starring robyn nevin and john hargreaves on dvd and bluray. Careful, he might hear you is one of the most extraordinary portraits of childhood in australian fiction. 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 soundtrack cd details and availability. One of three major film and television collaborations of actress robyn nevin and. Aunts wendy hughes, robyn nevin vie for australian boys nicholas gledhill custody in 1930s. Named a coguardian by pss feckless, absent father, she asserts her rights and convinces lila to have ps live with her weekdays. Based on a novel by sumner locke elliott, its a unique and powerful work that was named best. His mother dead, ps lives in sydney with workingclass aunt lila and uncle george. Careful, he might hear you pg 1h 50min drama 15 june 1984 usa his mother dead, ps lives in sydney with workingclass aunt lila and uncle george. More than 100,000 eavesdroppers paid a premium last week to listen to a taped.
In the curse of the cat people, it occurs offscreen, when amy refuses to say that irena is an imaginary friend. 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. Careful, he might hear you rewatched striking visuals in. Careful, he might hear you by sumner locke elliott. He drinks too much, he abandoned his son and he is sexually indiscriminate, at least where the remaining sisters are concerned. Based on sumner locke elliotts dramatic novel, this awardwinning australian film is a poignant tale of a young boys coming of age. Set in australia in the 1930s, this drama stars nicholas gledhill as p. Six years pass, and his other aunt from england comes to australia to civilise him. 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, a 1983 australian drama film, based on the novel this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title careful, he might hear you. When he s six or eight, his posh aunt vanessa descends from england. With wendy hughes, robyn nevin, nicholas gledhill, john hargreaves.
It is based on the novel of the same name by australianamerican author sumner locke elliott. Careful he might hear you 1984 carl schultz synopsis. 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. Rent careful, he might hear you 1983 on dvd and bluray. His mother dead, ps lives in sydney with workingclass aunt lila and. 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.
In the turbulent years of the great depression an orphaned boy becomes a pawn. 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 was released in australian cinemas on 22 september 1983. But carl schultzs careful, he might hear you deserves to be spoken of in just as glowing terms. Careful, he might hear you by carl schultz carl schultz.
Best picture, director carl schultz, actress wendy hughes, supporting actor john hargreaves, adapted screenplay michael jenkins, cinematography john seale, costume design. Nicholas gledhill and wendy hughes in careful, he might hear you 1983. Ray cook careful he might hear you original motion. 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. Join us for an afternoon screening of australian classic film careful, he might hear you. 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. The dvd is compatible with all regional codes and includes special features. I met wendy hughes once about 10 years ago in a cafe in surry hills. Careful he might hear you 1983 clip 2 on aso australias. Defeated, vanessa tells him that he can return to lila and george. 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. Now his aunt vanessa has decided to take proper care of him. It dominated the australian film institute awards that year, winning eight awards.
It centers on events in the life of a small boy, nicknamed p. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Out of diaphanous, panandscan images emerged a story involving an angelic little boy being shuttled between two households, a beautiful, eccentric rich lady, and a shipwreck. Set in 1930s australia, a wealthy woman and her workingclass sister fight for custody of their motherless young nephew, ps. 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. Wb in early talks about releasing wonder woman 1984 directly. When hes six or eight, his posh aunt vanessa descends from england. Nov 17, 2006 careful, he might hear you soundtrack cd details and availability. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. The narration of these conflicts, as well as the history behind their origins, forms the basis of the novel, and while the. Careful, he might hear you 1984 upcoming movies movie.
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