Man of Flowers (1983)

An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching pretty women undress.

Director:

Paul Cox

Writers:

Paul Cox, Bob Ellis

Stars:

Norman Kaye, Alyson Best, Chris Haywood

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Norman Kaye	...	Charles Bremer
Alyson Best	...	Lisa
Chris Haywood	...	David
Sarah Walker	...	Jane
Julia Blake	...	Art Teacher
Bob Ellis	...	Psychiatrist
Barry Dickins	...	Postman
Patrick Cook	...	Coppershop Man
Victoria Eagger	...	Angela
Werner Herzog	...	The Father
Hilary Kelly	...	Mother
James Stratford	...	Young Charles
Eileen Joyce	...	Aunt
Marianne Baillieu	...	Aunt
Lirit Bilu	...	Florist

Storyline

An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching pretty women undress.

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Plot Keywords:

eccentric | stripper | australia | nudity | lesbian | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1983 (Australia)

Also Known As:

O Homem das Flores

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flowers International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Charles Bremer: Some people are so helpless in this world. Some are so alone.

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Connections

Featured in A Journey with Paul Cox (1996)

User Reviews

A sweet surprise

Charles Bremer, an elderly man, is a little eccentric. His love for flowers is only equaled by his love for watching a pretty woman undress. He lives on his own, plays the organ in church and tends to stick to himself. Things don't go really fast for him, until the drug addicted boyfriend of the girl he pays to strip for him turns violent.

Nudity, classical music, long slow scenes with a lot of colors, emotional darkness. That'd be the general description of the film in a few words. It'd be a great injustice to this little film though. The story is played out amazingly well, with a very acceptable explanation of the Man of Flowers, and why he is who he is and all.

The choice of musical overdub in this film, sometimes blotting out everything that is happening completely, reminded me a bit of A Clockwork Orange, although that film is almost entirely unlike this one. It works out very well though, pushing the accentuation in just the right direction when that is needed. Clearly a well done case of film-making.

8 out of 10 flowers in the air