7 Movies Directed by John Duigan

The Year My Voice Broke

The Year My Voice Broke

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-10-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1409 Reviews)

Director:

John Duigan

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

During the year 1962, a young prepubescent boy in rural Australia watches painfully as his best friend and first love, an older girl, blossoms into womanhood and falls for a thuggish rugby player, setting off a chain of events that irreversibly changes the lives of everyone involved.

Romero

Romero

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-08-25

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1633 Reviews)

Director:

John Duigan

Fullplot:

In El Salvador, the new bishop speaks out against the death squads and the terror campaign the government is using in an attempt to crush the guerilla war that is being waged against them. This is seen as disloyality and the number of priests attacked goes up and even churches are shut down by the government. Based on a true story, Romero was assassinated in March, 1980.

Flirting

Flirting

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-11-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (4658 Reviews)

Director:

John Duigan

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Danny has been sent to boarding school, in this sequel to The Year My Voice Broke. Against a backdrop of bullying and sadistic teachers Danny strikes up an affair with an African girl, Thandiwe, studying at a nearby girl's school. Their affair blossoms while everyone tries to stop it. Nicole Kidman also appears as a sexually repressed senior at Thandiwe's school.

Sirens

Sirens

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-11-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia, UK

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (8066 Reviews)

Director:

John Duigan

Fullplot:

A young reverend and his wife are on the way from England to Australia to minister to their flock. The bishop asks him to visit an eccentric artist prone to sexual depictions and requests that he voluntarily withdraw a controversial work call "Crucified Venus" from his show. The minister, who considers himself a progressive, is shocked at the amoral atmosphere surrounding the painter, his wife, and the three models living at his estate. The minister's wife is troubled also, and has to deal with latent sexual urges while trying to remain loyal to her husband.

Lawn Dogs

Lawn Dogs

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-05-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (6167 Reviews)

Director:

John Duigan

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Newly arrived in an up-market housing development, quiet ten-year-old Devon doesn't quite fit in. Ignoring the urgings of her social-climbing father, Devon chooses the company of Trent, who mows the estate's lawns, rather than of the girls her own age. Their friendship grows during her visits to his trailer home, but although it is completely innocent it is obvious that it would be unacceptable to the residents if they found out.

The Parole Officer

The Parole Officer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-08-10

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (5330 Reviews)

Director:

John Duigan

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Fullplot:

Failed parole officer Simon Garden (Coogan) is framed for a murder committed by one of Manchester's leading police officers. The only evidence proving his innocence is a CCTV video tape locked inside a bank vault. With the help of four inept ex-criminals and token love interest Emma (Lena Headey), Garden must break into the bank and steal the CCTV footage in order to clear his name.

Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-10-30

Languages:

English, German, French, Spanish

Countries:

UK, Canada

Runtime:

132 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (11976 Reviews)

Director:

John Duigan

Fullplot:

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS is a sweeping romantic drama set in 1930's England, Paris, and Spain. Gilda Bessè shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated - seemingly forever.

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