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Director:
Paul Cox
Writers:
Paul Cox (written by)
Barry Dickins (writer)
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Release Date:
26 September 1991 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Uplifting and intimate look at the last days of an elderly cancer victim. The film is even more relevant... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
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A Life-Affirming View Of Dying more

Cast

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Sheila Florance ... Martha
Gosia Dobrowolska ... Anna
Norman Kaye ... Billy
Chris Haywood ... Jonathan
Ernie Gray ... Peter (as Ernest Gray)
Myrtle Woods ... Miss Inchley
Bruce Myles ... Con 1
Alex Menglet ... Con 2
François Bernard ... Neighbor
Manuel Bachet ... Neighbor
Monica Maughan ... Billy's daughter
Max Gillies ... Billy's son-in-law
Tony Llewellyn-Jones ... Celebrant
David Reid ... Don
Dawn Klingberg ... Don's wife
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:PG-13

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A Life-Affirming View Of Dying, 6 March 2001
Author: Jay Fenton (jjfenton@nb.net) from Pittsburgh, PA

A WOMAN'S TALE. A touching, sensitive, Australian film about an elderly woman dying of cancer (played by 78 year old actress Sheila Florance who knew she was dying of cancer when the film was being made) who has lost none of her joie de vivre and continues to live life to the fullest without the smallest hint of self-pity for her future death, which she knows is imminent.

The marvelous thing about this film is watching Florance's cheerful disposition, while those around her wear long faces. Through flashbacks, we see the tragedy of her past life; and in the present, the resignation of the other old people living in her apartment building who once led formerly productive, vigorous lives, but have now given up. She never gives up and this strength inspires much younger people------who only grudgingly tolerate her-----to admire her strength and see older people in a different way. This used to be referred to as a "small film" but with great feeling behind it.

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