John Duigan
John Duigan was born in England but moved to Australia in 1961 at the age of 12. He made several features before drawing acclaim for
Mouth to Mouth (1978), which earned Duigan two Australian Film Institute nominations. This was followed by
Winter of Our Dreams (1981), which starred
Judy Davis,
Bryan Brown and
Baz Luhrmann;
One Night Stand (1984), an anti-war coming of age story; and
The Year My Voice Broke (1987), which introduced
Noah Taylor (
Shine,
Almost Famous) to audiences and earned Duigan two AFI awards. The film's sequel,
Flirting (1991) was an international hit starring Taylor,
Thandie Newton and
Nicole Kidman and won the AFI award for Best Film. Duigan next wrote and directed the lush romantic epic
Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) and the comedy-drama
Sirens (1994). His directing career in the 1990s included
The Journey of August King (1995),
The Leading Man (1996),
Lawn Dogs (1997),
Molly (1999),
Paranoid (2000) and
The Parole Officer (2001).
Note: This profile was written in or before 2004.
John Duigan Facts
Selected Filmography
Romero |
Room to Move |
The Journey of August King |
Wide Sargasso Sea |
The Year My Voice Broke |
Head in the Clouds |
Lawn Dogs |
Molly |
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