Many of Paul Cox's films were up his own backside but he had a very endearing affection for older people as demonstrated in A Woman's Tale and this which is about two former loves who find love later in life. Charles Tingwell and Julia Blake get a lead role in a feature which must have tickeled them pink.
The kids are played by Marta Dussledrop (his) and Robert Menzies (hers). The show is stolen by Terry Norris who plays Blake's cuckolded husband. Cox had a soft spot for cuckolds - they pop up in My First Wife and Golden Braid.
I love the nding where it builds to Tingwell dying of cancer... and then Blake dies. That was very smart.
This gave Cox a late period hit and helped him going for another decade or so. A quite lovely movie.
There's 8mm flashbacks of course and appearances from Chris Haywood and Norman Kaye. And smoe nudity from the Julia Blake film in flashback.
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