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Overview

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6.2/10   93 votes
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Director:
Paul Cox
Writers:
Paul Cox (written by)
Bob Ellis (written by)
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Release Date:
April 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Isabelle Huppert ... Colo
Robert Menzies ... Robert
Norman Kaye ... Tom
Monica Maughan ... Bea
Banula Marika ... Banduk
Sheila Florance ... Martha
Peter Aanensen ... George
Julia Blake ... Club Speaker
Jean-Pierre Mignon ... Jean-Francois
Ray Marshall ... Kevin
Maurie Fields ... Maurie
Sean Scully ... Doctor
Dawn Klingberg ... Pedestrian
Kyra Cox ... Sister
Tony Llewellyn-Jones ... Father
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Dandenong Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia more
Company:
Australian Film Commission, The more

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Remarkable, 9 January 2005
8/10
Author: howie73

Paul Cox triumphed again with this unsentimental yet heartfelt story of blindness. What is most remarkable about the film is its refusal to sentimentalize the effect of blindness on its protagonist. A typical Hollywood treatment of the subject probably would have been too sentimental and melodramatic. Here, Cox evokes subtlety and nuance to display a myriad of emotions. It's very much a human film with a true sense of cinema. The breathtakingly static panoramic opening is the most cinematic you will ever witness, demanding the viewer's participation in equating film with art. Huppert gives her usual quality performance, aided by the familiar Australian cast Cox so often uses for his films.

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