Looking for Alibrandi: the screenplay (Paperback)

In this Australian import, Marchetta gets the voice of teenage angst just right in a hormone saturated coming-of-age story. Josephine Alibrandi, 17 and of Italian descent, is torn between her traditional upbringing, embodied by both her immigrant grandmother and her overprotective mother, and the norms of teenage society. A scholarship student at an esteemed Catholic girls' school, she struggles with feelings of inferiority not only because she's poorer than the other students and an "ethnic," but because her mother never married. These feelings are intensified when her father, whom she's just met, enters and gradually becomes part of her life. As Josephine struggles to weave the disparate strands of her character into a cohesive tapestry of self, she discovers some unsavory family secrets, falls in love for the first time, copes with a friend's suicide, and goes from being a follower to a leader. Although somewhat repetitive and overlong, this is a tender, convincing portrayal of a girl's bumpy ride through late adolescence. Some of the Australian expressions may be unfamiliar to US readers, but the emotions translate perfectly. (Kirkus Reviews)

Adapted for the screen by the author from her enormously successful novel about Josie Alibrandi and her relationship with her friends and family in her last year at school. Includes stills from the film and an introduction from the author.

General

Imprint:	Currency Press Pty Ltd
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	June 2000
Authors:	Melina Marchetta
Dimensions:	210 x 137 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-0-86819-623-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > From 1900 > Film & television screenplays
LSN:	0-86819-623-1
Barcode:	9780868196237

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