For Love Alone
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| Directed by | Stephen Wallace |
| Produced by | Margaret Fink David Thomas |
| Written by | Screenplay: Stephen Wallace Novel: Christina Stead |
| Starring | Helen Buday Sam Neill Hugo Weaving |
| Music by | Nathan Waks |
| Cinematography | Alun Bollinger |
| Editing by | Henry Dangar |
| Studio | Western Film Productions |
| Release date(s) | 22 May 1986 (AUS) |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
For Love Alone is a 1986 Australian film directed by Stephen Wallace and starring Helen Buday, Hugo Weaving and Sam Neill. The screenplay was written by Wallace, based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Christina Stead. The film marked the screen debut of Naomi Watts.[1] The film was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
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[edit] Plot
In the 1930s, Teresa (Buday) is a naive young woman dealing with the oppressive attitudes of society and her father's austere ways. She has a fling with university Latin professor Johnathan Crow (Weaving). It takes her a while to figure out that he will not get serious with her. Teresa then starts dating liberal-minded banker James Quick (Neill). Once she's settled down with Neill, the idealistic Teresa becomes enamored with another intellectual, poet Harry (Williams). Quick encourages the affair, hoping that Teresa will come to realize that there's more to true love than mere sexual impulsivity.
[edit] Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Helen Buday | Teresa |
| Sam Neill | James Quick |
| Hugo Weaving | Johnathan Crow |
| Huw Williams | Harry |
| Hugh Keays-Byrne | Andrew |
| Odile Le Clezio | Kitty |
| Naomi Watts | Leo's girlfriend |
[edit] Box Office
For Love Alone grossed $193,000 at the box office in Australia.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Bozzola, Lucia (1968-09-28). "Naomi Watts > Overview". AllMovie. http://allmovie.com/artist/naomi-watts-75056. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1987 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1987/02_programm_1987/02_Programm_1987.html. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
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