Product: Flirting [VHS] (1992)
Rating: 4.0
Coming-of-age story, tender and well-told
Don't judge a video by its cover, or its title. That advice certainly applies to "Flirting", the story of an intellectual loner in an Australian boy's boarding school in the mid-1960s and his first romance, with a girl from the girl's school across the lake. The fact that she is from Uganda, daughter of a prominent political leader, adds additional depth to this story, which is already far better than 99% of teen love movies. Noah Taylor (as Danny Embling) and Thandie Newton (in her first movie role as Thandiwe Adjewa) are very good in their roles. Nicole Kidman also appears in a supporting role. The writing and direction are excellent, and the cinematography and editing also very good. The story ends abruptly, but sometimes life is like that.