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...Maybe This Time

  • 1980
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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...Maybe This Time (1980)
Drama

Fran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns home to the country town she grew up in a... Read allFran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns home to the country town she grew up in and has a fling with an old flame, Alan. She also begins sleeping with Paddy.Fran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns home to the country town she grew up in and has a fling with an old flame, Alan. She also begins sleeping with Paddy.

  • Director
    • Chris McGill
  • Writers
    • Anne Brooksbank
    • Bob Ellis
  • Stars
    • Judy Morris
    • Bill Hunter
    • Michael Preston
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    55
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chris McGill
    • Writers
      • Anne Brooksbank
      • Bob Ellis
    • Stars
      • Judy Morris
      • Bill Hunter
      • Michael Preston
    • 2User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Judy Morris
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    • Fran
    Bill Hunter
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    • Stephen
    Michael Preston
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    • Paddy
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    Jill Perryman
    • Mother
    Ken Shorter
    • Alan
    Michele Fawdon
    • Margo
    Leonard Teale
    • The Minister
    Chris Haywood
    Chris Haywood
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    Rod Mullinar
    Rod Mullinar
    • Jack
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    Lorna Lesley
    • Ssuy Williams
    Lyndall Barbour
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    Celia De Burgh
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    • Director
      • Chris McGill
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      • Anne Brooksbank
      • Bob Ellis
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      The part of Paddy was written for actor Jack Thompson.

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    6/10
    Judy Morris shines once again in another flawed 80s film
    Judy Morris is good as Fran, a woman looking for one reliable man in her life. The film shows how the 70s sexual revolution not only allowed women to gain greater sexual experience before finding a partner, but also made many potential male partners less willing to commit to one woman.

    Bob Ellis' touch is evident in the witty dialogue, but the witticisms often do not drive the narrative, and the whole adds up to less than the sum of the parts.

    In other words, although this film has many important observations about sexual politics and sexual relations in the 1970s, the overall experience is somewhat lacking. Too many situations fade out leaving the heroine even more convinced that she will never find her true love. By the end, the audience feels as hopeless as Fran, even though Fran is willing to head overseas in the hope of something better.

    The film is worth seeing for Morris' performance, and Bill Hunter, Mike Preston, Ken Shorter, Leonard Teale, and Chris Haywood are all acceptable as various types of unreliable males. The film was nominated for six AFI awards, but it looks like it was just making up the numbers in a quiet year.
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1981 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Umbrella Entertainment (Australia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nu eller aldrig...
    • Filming locations
      • Australian Capital Territory, Australia
    • Production companies
      • New South Wales Film Corporation
      • Cherrywood Film Productions
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      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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