Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- wistful
- melancholic
- dreamy
- reflective evening
- australian cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a beautifully acted, lyrical, and emotionally serious Australian coming-of-age drama that rises above familiar genre archetypes.
What sets it apart
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Danny's emotional awakening is given equal dramatic weight with Freya's transition into womanhood.
The Southern Tablelands of New South Wales provide ravishing, stark surroundings for the characters' heightened emotions.
Danny's first love for Freya is complicated by her attraction to Trevor and his inability to control her feelings.
The characters' desires and transgressions unfold within a socially restrictive rural 1960s setting.
Films like The Year My Voice Broke, and why
My Brilliant Career
shared australian coming-of-age drama, rural setting, adolescent desire, and wistful emotional tone
The Last Picture Show
shared intimate adolescent perspective, first love, sexual awakening, and melancholic nostalgia
A Room with a View
shared bittersweet coming-of-age storytelling, unrequited love, and emotionally volatile adolescence
The Go-Between
shared rural adolescence, romantic longing, and lyrical period drama atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- John Duigan
- Release Date
- 1987-10-15
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (38)
Cast
- Noah Taylor
- Loene Carmen
- Ben Mendelsohn
- Graeme Blundell
- Lynette Curran
- Malcolm Robertson
- Judi Farr
- Tim Robertson
- Bruce Spence
- Harold Hopkins
Common questions
- What is The Year My Voice Broke about?
- A tender yet unsparing Australian coming-of-age drama follows a boy whose first love collides with desire, rivalry, and the irreversible pain of growing up.
- What is The Year My Voice Broke like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Year My Voice Broke as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Year My Voice Broke violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Year My Voice Broke as mild.
- What did critics think of The Year My Voice Broke?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a beautifully acted, lyrical, and emotionally serious Australian coming-of-age drama that rises above familiar genre archetypes.
- Which films are like The Year My Voice Broke?
- Films with a similar feel include My Brilliant Career, The Last Picture Show, A Room with a View, and The Go-Between.
- How long is The Year My Voice Broke?
- The Year My Voice Broke runs 105 minutes.
