- Classification: 15
- Studio: Art House
- VHS Release Date: 24 Jan 2000
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00004CJG3
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 30,607 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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This delicate and heart-warming Australian comedy is right up there alongside 'It's a Wonderful Life' in the feelgood movie stakes.
Director Paul Cox kicked off his 1980's run of truly great little movies with this whimsical and closely-observed story of the 'coming out' of a pair of ageing wallflowers. Wendy Hughes is perfect - simply no other word for it - as the shy girl uncomfortably aware of the ticking of her biological clock, while Norman Kaye is utterly convincing as the vulnerable 40-something Mother's son newly liberated, and slightly lost, by her passing.
The micro-adventures he engineers to spice up his melancholy life as a piano-tuner are priceless, none more so than his posing as blind and being steered back to his car by one of his elderly lady clients, then hopping behind the wheel and driving off. The resultant look on her face has stayed with this reviewer for well over ten years!
In short, this movie is firmly in my own top ten, and will be a cherished addition to any movie collection. I cannot recommend it too highly - don't miss it.
Director Paul Cox kicked off his 1980's run of truly great little movies with this whimsical and closely-observed story of the 'coming out' of a pair of ageing wallflowers. Wendy Hughes is perfect - simply no other word for it - as the shy girl uncomfortably aware of the ticking of her biological clock, while Norman Kaye is utterly convincing as the vulnerable 40-something Mother's son newly liberated, and slightly lost, by her passing.
The micro-adventures he engineers to spice up his melancholy life as a piano-tuner are priceless, none more so than his posing as blind and being steered back to his car by one of his elderly lady clients, then hopping behind the wheel and driving off. The resultant look on her face has stayed with this reviewer for well over ten years!
In short, this movie is firmly in my own top ten, and will be a cherished addition to any movie collection. I cannot recommend it too highly - don't miss it.
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