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John Duigan (born 19 June 1949) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He is mostly known for his two autobiographical films The Year My Voice Broke and Flirting, and the 1994 film Sirens, which stars Hugh Grant.
John Duigan. Writer: The Year My Voice Broke. Duigan emigrated to Australia in 1961, having been born to an Australian father. He is related to many Australian performers, being the husband of Nammi Le, brother of novelist Virginia Duigan (wife of director Bruce Beresford) and uncle of Trilby Beresford.
John Duigan. Writer: The Year My Voice Broke. Duigan emigrated to Australia in 1961, having been born to an Australian father. He is related to many Australian performers, being the husband of Nammi Le, brother of novelist Virginia Duigan (wife of director Bruce Beresford) and uncle of Trilby Beresford.
The Year My Voice Broke: Directed by John Duigan. With Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Graeme Blundell. In rural 1960s Australia, a boy watches helplessly as his best friend falls in love with a small-time criminal, setting off a violent chain of events.
John Duigan, (born 19 June 1949 in Hampshire, England, UK) is an Australian film director. Duigan emigrated to Australia in 1961, having been born to an Australian father. He is related to many Australian performers, being the brother of Virginia Duigan (wife of director Bruce Beresford) and uncle of Trilby Beresford.
Feb 1, 1996 · writer-director John Duigan. He is the one filmmaker who opted to stay home at the time and make movies in Australia while Bruce Beresford, Peter Weir, Fred Schepisi and even Gillian Armstrong defected to the lure of the Hollywood golden dream. Duigan consistently stood his ground and viewed life through his unique perspective.
John Duigan’s first success, Mouth to Mouth, won the Jury Prize at the 1979 Australian Film Awards, and for the multi-award winning mini-series Vietnam, in which he cast Nicole Kidman in her first dramatic role, he won Best Director at the Penguin Television Awards.
