chapter - A century of Australian cinema : Developing pictures: Australian cinema (1970-1995) . 00-00-1995. pp.172-197 |
Peter Kemp
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This chapter is one in a series documenting the history of cinema in Australia. The book is beautifully presented and contains a large array of still photogr...[full record]
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chapter - Australian Cinema 1970-1985 : Growing Up Was Never Easy . 00-00-1987. pp.134-140 |
Brian McFarlane
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In this chapter, McFarlane investigates the 'current' rash of Austrlian films which he feels are predominately concerned with youth and personal identity.
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chapter - Australian Film: 1978-1992 : Puberty Blues . 00-00-1993. p.81 |
Anna Gull
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To begin her discussion of the film, Gul explores the cultural appropriations of the film in it's contemporary context and today; she notes a shift from humo...[full record]
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chapter - Australian Movies and the American Dream : Lost In America 1984 - 1986 . 00-00-1987. pp.143-1500 |
Glen Lewis
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In this chapter, Lewis discusses the state of the Australian Box Office which he notes, is dominated by American comedy, teenage and sci-fi films.
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chapter - Australian National Cinema : Making A Distinct Cinema . 00-00-1996. p.270 |
Tom O'Regan
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Here, O'Regan cultivates the idea that whole generations foster a set of prescribed filmic expectations and/or phenomena.This, he believes, leads to the deve...[full record]
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newspaper - Ebb tide for surfie culture The Daily Telegraph. 11-12-1981. p.43 |
Wayne Webster
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Calls 'Puberty Blues' a fresh, honest look at the triumphs and pitfalls of growing up in the eighties and it may not be a masterpieces of cinema entertainmen...[full record]
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journal - Movies: beach blanket blues Newsweek V102. p.72 |
David Ansen
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newspaper - Night Of Black Soul The Weekend Australian. 03-05-1997. p.11 |
Evan Williams
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journal - No Title Hollywood Reporter. 19-03-1982. p.12 |
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journal - No title V122. 18-07-1983. p.63 |
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journal - No title Films 11 V2. 00-10-1982. p.34 |
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journal - No title Screen International 357. 21-08-1982. p.14 |
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journal - No title Hollywood Reporter. 19-03-1982 |
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newspaper - Not nice, but a realistic view Canberra Times. 02-02-1982. p.n.p. |
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After introducing the authors of the book the film was based around, this review goes on to discuss the films incorporation of ethnographical concerns (obser...[full record]
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journal - Puberty Blues Film Journal V86. pp.19 - 20 |
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journal - Puberty Blues Film Review Annual. 00-00-1984. pp.913 - 917 |
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newspaper - Puberty Blues Times. 18-07-1983. p.55 |
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Discusses Director, Breresford's realist appraoch to his subject matter. The reviewer found the film to be 'mild' and subsequently 'weak' in dramatic intens...[full record]
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newspaper - Puberty Blues does not impress London The Sydney Morning Herald. 21-08-1982. p.3 |
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Talking about the mixed reports from Fleet Street about 'Puberty Blues'.
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newspaper - Puberty Blues proves to be a weak foreign offering. Daily Aztec (USA). 21-09-1983 |
Paul Levikow
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Levikow feels that although Puberty Blues is different from the usual US teen sex flick, the subject has been covered in films like Porky's, Private School a...[full record]
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book - Puberty Blues: Australian feature films in the classroom . 00-00-1981 |
Barbara Boyd-Anderson
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Discusses themes such as sexuality, drug use, peer group pressure etc as well as an interview with one of the stars as well as a list of short films related ...[full record]
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newspaper - Puberty Blues: coming of age near the water. Los Angeles Times. 10-07-1983. pp.6-7 |
Sheila Benson
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Quite complimentary about the film and feels that Beresford's art is in letting us see the problem from all sides.
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newspaper - Puberty Blues: it's so sad being young Daily News (California). 10-08-1983. p.4 |
Kirk Honeycutt
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Argues that Beresford handles the theme of social conformity better in 'The Getting of Wisdom'. Thinks Beresford's greatest strength is his ability to bring...[full record]
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newspaper - Puberty Blues: trite and boring South Bay Daily Breeze, South Bay Daily Breeze (USA). 12-08-1983. p.25 |
Don Lechman
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He feels that it is 'dumb and irritating, the characters are unlikeable, the story is trite and boring and the thought and language are strictly 1950's rathe...[full record]
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newspaper - Puberty's Dark Side The Daily Telegraph. 01-05-1997. p.39 |
Vicky Roach
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Compares Blackrock to Puberty Blues; 'a film about sun, sand and surf...sexual assault and murder - a 90's Newcastle based version 'Puberty Blues' caught in ...[full record]
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newspaper - Realistic teenage film from Australia Long Beach Press Telegraph (USA). 12-08-1983. p.29 |
Robin Deemer
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Makes a comparison between the teenagers in this film and those in America, and argues that it is one of the few films to take a serious look at the trials o...[full record]
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newspaper - Row Over Sex Image Truth (Melbourne). 19-06-1982. p.n.p |
John Dixon
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Dixon speaks of the protest in "Cronella" (the films setting) occuring at the time of the films release.
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newspaper - So painful, growing up on the crest of a wave. Mail on Sunday (London). 22-08-1982. p.24 |
Tom Hutchinson
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Feels that Beresford does not give the film's characters any motivations other than loutish surface appearances and doe not appear to like any of his teenage...[full record]
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newspaper - Soft Porn Spectator. 28-08-1982. p.n.p |
Peter Ackroyd
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I wont waste too much energy on summarising this offering!
After noting that the only interesting fact he knows about Australia, is of it's vast transexu...[full record]
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newspaper - Teen Comedy tinged with Despair The Age. 14-12-1981. p.10 in Arts |
Neil Jillet
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Jillet argues that although the film has a clumsy beginning and a botched ending, for the most part Puberty Blues is a very funny and very sad film.
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newspaper - Teenage girls seek out right crowd in Puberty Blues Inner city Express (USA). 21-09-1983 |
Janet Maslin
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Maslin argues thatBeresford's way of giving the story weight is to concentrate on the grittier details.
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