1981, Directed by Bruce Beresford, 1 hr 27 mins, Australia, M
Based on the strongly autobiographical novel Puberty Blues, by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, written while they were teenagers and published in 1979
CAST: includes Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Rowena Wallace and ‘Bud’ Tingwell
MUSIC: original music by Tim Finn and Les Gock
BERESFORD’S FILMS: include Breaker Morant, Driving Miss Daisy, Black Robe
One of the defining films of the Australian New Wave, Puberty Blues is a touchstone of the Australian cinema. Directed by Australian Bruce Beresford, the film inaugurated a wave of coming-of-age films about local communities, Australian subcultures, and the beach life of the Sutherland Shire. The film is a brilliant and at times unsettling evocation of a distinctly Australian youth culture at that time. Bruce Isaacs
Arrive early to gather with a glass of wine (included in your ticket) before this OPENING film of OCEAN1.
We thank the surf shops SOUTHERN MAN in Ulladulla and NATURAL NECESSITY in Gerringong for their help in bringing this movie to you.