About

One of the defining narratives in Australian cinema is the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Australian 'coming of age' films capture aspects of identity particular to recent Australian history. They engage with cultural difference, Indigenous Australia and relationships to land and place, often with heartache and humour. This program celebrates the sophisticated storytelling within this genre of Australian cinema and includes some of Australia's most acclaimed titles, directors and actors.

QAGOMA acknowledges the Nation film and Sound Archive Australia for providing prints for this program. 'Coming of Age' curated by Rosie Hays, Australian Cinémathèque with film notes by Rosie Hays (RH) and Rachel O'Reilly (ROR).

List of Works

• Three to Go 1969 | Directors: Peter Weir, Brian Hannant, Oliver Howes
• Walkabout 1971 | Director: Nicholas Roeg
• The Devil's Playground 1976 | Director: Fred Schepisi
• Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 | Director: Peter Weir
• Smokes and Lollies 1975 | Director: Gillian Armstrong
• Storm Boy 1976 | Director: Henri Safran
• My Brilliant Career 1979 | Director: Gillian Armstrong
• Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better 1981 | Director: Gillian Armstrong
• Puberty Blues 1981 | Director: Bruce Beresford
• The Year My Voice Broke 1987 | Director: John Duigan
• Bingo, Bridesmaids and Braces 1988 | Director: Gillian Armstrong
• Flirting 1991 | Director: John Duigan
• Muriel's Wedding 1994 | Director: P J Hogan
• Love and other Catastrophes 1996 | Director: Emma-Kate Croghan
• Not Fourteen Again 1996 | Director: Gillian Armstrong
• Titsiana Booberini 1997 | Director: Robert Luketic
• Head On 1998 | Director: Ana Kokkinos
• Looking for Alibrandi 2000 | Director: Kate Woods
• Beneath Clouds 2002 | Director: Ivan Sen
• Deluge 2003 | Director: Flordeliz Bonifacio
• Somersault 2004 | Director: Cate Shortland