Flirting (1991) on Netflix
In 1965, Danny Embling is sent to a boys' boarding school in rural New South Wales. Mocked for his stutter, he meets Thandiwe, a student at the girls' college across the lake.
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Plot summary
Sent away by his parents, who hope boarding school will keep him out of trouble, seventeen-year-old Danny Embling arrives at St. Albans, an all-male school in rural New South Wales, in 1965. His stutter and long nose make him the butt of jokes, and his only friend is Gilbert. At a rugby match he notices Thandiwe, whose Ugandan father, a political activist, is lecturing in Canberra while she attends Cirencester Ladies' College across the lake. The two meet again at a debate between the schools and then covertly at a dance, where Thandiwe is caught leaving without permission and given chores by Nicola, a prefect. Thandiwe is befriended by Melissa and Janet, and she and Danny keep meeting under the regulations of both schools and the racial politics that surround her.
Cast
- Bartholomew Roseas 'Gilby' Fryer
- Felix Nobisas Jock Blair
- Josh Pickeras 'Backa' Bourke
- Kiri Paramoreas 'Slag' Green
- Joshua Marshallas 'Cheddar' Fedderson
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Flirting (1991)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Actress Thandiwe Newton said director John Duigan began grooming and sexually abusing her starting at her audition for the film, when she was 16 years old.
- Editor Robert Gibson filmed himself with a hand-held camera as he walked on stage to accept his Best Achievement in Editing award for Flirting, and later included that footage in his own personal documentary film, Video Fool for Love.
