Careful, he might hear You

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Careful, He Might Hear You ★★★ 1984 (PG)

Abandoned by his father, six-year-old P.S. becomes a pawn between his dead mother's two sisters, one working class and the other wealthy, and his worldview is further over-turned by the sudden reappearance of his prodigal father. Set in Depressionera Australia, Schultz's vision is touching and keenly observed, and manages a sort of child's eye sense of proportion. Based on a novel by Sumner Locke Elliott. 113m/C VHS, DVD . AU Nicholas Gledhill, Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, John Hargreaves; D: Carl Schultz; W: Michael Jenkins; C: John Seale; M: Ray Cook. Australian Film Inst. '83: Actress (Hughes), Film.

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