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Adaptation of Careful, He Might Hear You Sumner Locke Elliott , 1963 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 Careful, He Might Hear You
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Set in the Depression, the story follows the bitter struggle between two sisters over the custody of their orphaned nephew. Each determined to have the boy, both women resort to deceitful manipulation and cruel lies.

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Link: Careful He Might Hear You Australian Screen Sighted: 30/09/2014
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Works about this Work

Careful, He Might Hear You Rewatched – Striking Visuals in High-voltage Drama Luke Buckmaster , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 27 December 2015;
— Review of Careful, He Might Hear You Michael Jenkins , 1983 single work film/TV
Hearing the Story : Sound Design in the Films of Rolf de Heer Cat Hope , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , April - June no. 31 2004; Specific sonic challenges are built into each of de Heer's films from the script stage onward.
The Australian Literary Adaptation : An Overview Brian McFarlane , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Literature/Film Quarterly , vol. 21 no. 2 1993; (p. 90-101)
Custody Battles and Dingoes Tony Morphett , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 27 no. 11 1983; (p. 9-11)
Careful, He Might Hear You Rewatched – Striking Visuals in High-voltage Drama Luke Buckmaster , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 27 December 2015;
— Review of Careful, He Might Hear You Michael Jenkins , 1983 single work film/TV
Hearing the Story : Sound Design in the Films of Rolf de Heer Cat Hope , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , April - June no. 31 2004; Specific sonic challenges are built into each of de Heer's films from the script stage onward.
Custody Battles and Dingoes Tony Morphett , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 27 no. 11 1983; (p. 9-11)
The Australian Literary Adaptation : An Overview Brian McFarlane , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Literature/Film Quarterly , vol. 21 no. 2 1993; (p. 90-101)
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Awards

1984 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting Film writing.
1983 winner Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source
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Last amended 30 Sep 2014 14:18:58
Carl Schultz
Subjects:
  • Urban,
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
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