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This colourful beachnsurf high school drama follows a group of late teen girls who are itching to infiltrate the world of surfer dudes who are their male idols. In this article i examine one film, puberty blues, directed by bruce beresford in 1981. The girls attempt to create a popular social status by ingratiating themselves with the greenhill gang of. The recent puberty blues 2012 tv series reminds nfsa television curator frances baldwin of watching the 1981 film version and receiving material from the film as an archivist in 1986. Aug, 2016 though beresfords daughter was not keen to wade into the occasionally treacherous waters of puberty blues, the movie was reengineered for a new generation with the masterful tv series, puberty blues, which ran on channel 10 for two seasons from 2010, and expanded the narrative of the film outward, to deal more heavily with the larger world. Puberty blues 1981 was based on the book of the same name by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, a pair of reallife sydney teens who wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym the salami. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Adapted from the popular ya novel, puberty blues is australias foxes, its definitive comingofage saga from the era. Some of the darker moments of the book have been removed or.

Nowadays the issues from puberty blues are dealt with every night on the news and are significantly less confronting, so one of the main things which makes puberty blues a good film is the fact. Puberty blues is a profoundly moral story germaine greer. Once they are accepted into the group, they realise that the groups laidback, ultracool facade is just that. Mar 22, 2020 puberty blues is a 1981 australian comingofage film directed by bruce beresford. On the plus side, its sensitive and commendably frank about coming of age, and first sexual experiences, with an accuracy that may make you wince at times. Jul 14, 2017 for more weird videos plus strange film nights in london. I first read puberty blues in 1981, and on rereading it this year to coincide with the new channel 10 miniseries based on the book, its hard to see where kathy stops and gabrielle begins, and vice versa. Puberty blues traces the lives of two adolescent females who have spent the first part of their lives in. In this case, two australian schoolgirls want to join the. One of at least two major surfing drama movies starring female surfer aka surfie chicks characters with the word. Glossary of slang from puberty blues posted 14 years ago by shogun7 31 replies. Puberty blues follows the lives of two sunburnt 16 yearold best friends, raised in the beach city of cronulla in the sutherland shire of south sydney.

The plot of puberty blues bruce beresford, 1981 is quite a common theme that runs through teenpics which is the main genre of this film. Gabrielle carey and kathy lette had based the book on their own recent. Puberty blues is surely one those early 80s films with its own theme song that makes you just want to throw things at the tv screen, cringing at almost everything the film portrays. It is based on the 1979 book by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which was also the inspiration for the 1981 film puberty blues. Released in 1981, bruce beresfords iconic australian film remains an. Lette has pointed to the immediate and substantive effect the book and film had on womens participation in. The girls have to follow lots of strange customs, e.

The book of puberty blues was an underground sensation at school. This film was made in 1981 but it will certainly ring a bell with anyone who has ever. It made its debut on dvd with a new print by umbrella entertainment in 2003. Oct 14, 2016 much has changed for women and girls since the film release of puberty blues in 1981. Reflections on puberty blues nfsa national film and sound.

Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Book and film based on teenagers growing up in the surfing culture of the sutherland shire. It takes place on sunny beaches down under rather than hollywoods mean streets and is awash in early 80s aussie power pop. Puberty blues was a blast of fresh, if impolite, air when it came out in 1981. Puberty blues follows the lives of two sunburnt 16 yearold best friends, raised in. According to the films press book, the first day of shoot was 19th january 1981. Comingofage comedy drama about two teenage girls who aspire to be accepted into a gang of surfer groupies. The slang and accents are a bit tough to understand at first but the more one watches the film, the more the speech patters set in and can be understood by outsiders. Nell schofield, jad capelja, geoff rhoe, tony hughes, sandy paul, leander brett, jay hackett, ned lander, joanne olsen, julie medana. This colourful beachnsurf high school drama follows a group of lateteen girls who are itching to infiltrate the world of surfer dudes who are their male idols. Jul 01, 2008 in this article i examine one film, puberty blues, directed by bruce beresford in 1981. Puberty blues tv series wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Puberty blues ends on a note of female empowerment when debbie and sue finally rebel against the social suffocaction they wanted to be part of, nothing shocking but still an encouraging strike against narrowmindedness. Sep 05, 2012 i first read puberty blues in 1981, and on rereading it this year to coincide with the new channel 10 miniseries based on the book, its hard to see where kathy stops and gabrielle begins, and vice versa.

Music by tim finn of split enz and crowded house fame who wrote the theme song, among others and les gock. This film was made in 1981 but it will certainly ring a bell with anyone who has ever wanted to belong to the cool gang. Made in association with the australian film commission. It is a coming of age movie where the characters are trying to figure out their place in their social society. The honesty of the story made it hysterical and terrifying at the same time. Puberty blues is chockers full of quotable, and sometimes. Fasten your psychological seat belts this audio book is a bumpy ride. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Yes, bruce berefords 1981 drama does explore the blues of schoolgirl australians at a sydney school. Puberty blues tv series wikimili, the best wikipedia. Sequence being analysed can be seen in the above video 4. When the 1981 film puberty blues hit the big screens, parents across australia recoiled each asking their teens with wideeyed alarm. May 18, 2011 sequence being analysed can be seen in the above video 4. The culture, as portrayed in the film, was based on boys being dominant and girls being totally subservient and acquiescing to all of the boys demands.

Puberty blues 1981 changes the movie database tmdb. Over the course of the narrative, schoolgirls sue knight jad capelja and debbie vickers nell schofield have progressively ingratiated themselves into the cool cronulla beach surfie set. Puberty blues 1981 brrip xvid mp3xvid heroturko download. Limelight productions 1981 i dont recall reading puberty blues so much as devouring it. Puberty blues 1979 is a novel by the australian writers gabrielle carey and kathy lette. Puberty blues 1981 explores the relationship between the sexes within a particular teen surf culture. Watch puberty blues free tv series full seasons online. Gabrielle carey and kathy lette had based the book on their own recent experiences growing up on the beach near cronulla, and young audiences could recognise a lot of their own experiences in the story of debbie and sue. Hear classic music from puberty blues, 1981, directed by bruce beresford, with nell schofield, jadranka capelja, geoff rhoe, at tcm. The theme song puberty blues was written by tim finn. The penultimate scene in puberty blues is for most viewers including.

Most importantly, the film didnt try to smooth off the rough edges, or lecture its audience. Its funny that no matter what filmtelevision show you look up on theres always a post in the message boards that gets completely offtopic with people trying to correct one and other. Australia might have had a few teen films prior to this. Except they must have gone through puberty at least four or five years earlier. Watch puberty blues free tv series full seasons online tubi. In this case, two australian schoolgirls want to join the male surfer crowd but find that there is a lot more to being part of the crowd than just hanging around with them. It was released by jenny morris as a single on mushroom records in december 1981. Puberty blues is based on the 1979 book by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, which was also the inspiration for the 1981 film puberty blues. Puberty blues was first released on home video in the early 1980s. Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of debbie and sue, two inseparable teenage friends who are progressing through the coming of age process.

The penultimate scene in puberty blues is for most viewers including this writer, the defining moment in the film. Women still fall victim to sexual currency and ownership. This film was made in 1981 but it will certainly ring a bell with anyone who has ever wanted to belong to the cool. Puberty blues 1981 clip 2 on aso australias audio and. Vhs trailer for the 1981 australian teen comedy puberty blues, directed. I enjoyed the film a lot, and the more i watched it. Glossary of slang from puberty blues puberty blues 1981. Puberty blues 1981 bruce beresford and nell schofield in puberty blues 1981 puberty blues 1981. The film is based on the 1979 novel puberty blues, by gabrielle carey and kathy lette, which is a protofeminist teen novel about two yearold girls from the lower middle class sutherland shire in sydney. Puberty blues 1981 was based on the book of the same name by kathy lette. Puberty blues is an australian comingofage comedydrama television series broadcast on network ten. Puberty blues is a 1981 australian comingofage film directed by bruce beresford. This is a seamlessly coauthored book about a noholesbarred coming of age.

Much has changed for women and girls since the film release of puberty blues in 1981. Director bruce beresford continued his tradition of putting socially. Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of debbie and sue, two inseparable teenage friends who are progressing through the coming. For censorship reasons, in the film their age was increased to 16. Curators notes puberty blues 1981 on aso australias audio and. Meet sue, a teenage australian girl in the late 70s, whose life mainly consists of doing what everyone else does watch the surfing boys and have sex with the same surfing boys. Overview of puberty blues, 1981, directed by bruce beresford, with nell schofield, jadranka capelja, geoff rhoe, at turner classic movies. Puberty blues is a leisurely, entertaining tale about a group of teenagers fumbling, fighting and fretting their way through adolescence. Set during the late 1970s, the series revolves around the family and. May 11, 2011 puberty blues is surely one those early 80s films with its own theme song that makes you just want to throw things at the tv screen, cringing at almost everything the film portrays. How much of the 70s 80s slang is still used in australia. But teenagers devoured it and the bestselling book later became a classroom classic for.

Puberty blues traces the lives of two adolescent females who have spent the first part of their lives in a group by themselves, while desperately trying to break into the in crowd who dominate the greenhill beach. Puberty blues is based on a semiautobiographical novel by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, written when both were teenagers. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Curators notes puberty blues 1981 on aso australias. It has long been controversial with adults but much sought out by teenagers for its depictions of adolescent sex. According to the australian film commission, the film is number forty four of the top australian films at the australian box office from 1966 to 2005 having earned over three million dollars. This raw and guileless novel is as painfully true today as ever and ultimately affirms that whatever else is taken from you, you must never lose the spirit to get out. Based on the bestselling book by kathy lette and gabrielle carey, the film version was released in december 1981. The book, a little slice of 70s sexism, is about growing up as. The mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of sydney.