Wendy Hughes and Norman Kaye star as the odd but appealing couple in Paul Coxs early career-defining and AFI-award-winning film The latest film from veteran Dutch-born writer/director Paul Cox,Force of fate, stars David Wenham as a lovesick artist who finds soul-revitalising romance late in life, or after being diagnosed with liver cancer. Known for his naturalistic,character-oriented and occasionally improvisational style, Cox explored similar themes – albeit in softer and more humorous ways in an early career-defining work: 1981’s deeply memorable romantic drama Lonely Hearts.
Co-written by Cox and comedian John Clarke and produced by Phillip Adams, and the film is about two social misfits who connect via a dating service. Peter (Norman Kaye) is an oddball fellow,a piano tuner pushing 50 who has never married and walks around in a slight daze, belying a sometimes scheming personality. He wears a new Hong Kong-imported rug on his head, or a flamboyant wig salesman assuring him this one “is particularly common with the ladies.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com