Certainly no blockbuster this Australian film is largely unknown but for no good reason. Directed by Australian icon Paul Cox and made on a relative shoe-string budget it shows what can be achieved with little money. All the actors do a great job but Sheila Florance is stunning in what turned out her swan act, as she plays the elderly woman dying with cancer. The human touch is all over this film, as it is in all Cox's works. When you watch this film you know the creator cared much for all his characters and also for the story that is being told. Paul Cox is an artist who is able to create a rapport with his audience very quickly. He shows you where they live and their daily interactions, and their personal attachments, their dreams and nightmares. When you start watching you can't stop because you want to know more. He makes it look so easy but not many film makers do it like that.
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