Flirting
1991 · 99 min · Director: John Duigan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Flirting (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Sadness
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 38 % | 3 % | 23 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 39 % | 9 % | 15 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 44 % | 13 % | 10 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 46 % | 13 % | 13 % | 10 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 45 % | 20 % | 16 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Love | 51 % | 36 % | 13 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 59 % | 45 % | 11 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Love | 57 % | 36 % | 26 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 56 % | 21 % | 33 % | 11 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 56 % | 21 % | 23 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Love | 55 % | 34 % | 18 % | 16 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 61 % | 31 % | 18 % | 19 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 64 % | 23 % | 18 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Hope | 56 % | 35 % | 21 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Love | 60 % | 55 % | 25 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Love | 69 % | 59 % | 29 % | 30 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 70 % | 55 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Love | 75 % | 60 % | 59 % | 24 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 83 % | 68 % | 65 % | 35 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 85 % | 73 % | 60 % | 58 % |
Icarus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
'Gilby' Fryer
Jock Blair
'Backa' Bourke
'Slag' Green
Christopher Laidlaw
Greg Gilmore
Colin Proudfoot
'Cheddar' Fedderson
'Possum' Piper
Mr. Morris Cutts
'Pup' Pierdon
Reverend Consti Nicholson
Melissa Miles
Barbara Howe
Fiona Spry
Details
- Directed by
- John Duigan
- Written by
- John Duigan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1991
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- Australia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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