Man of Flowers
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| Directed by | Paul Cox |
| Produced by | Jane Ballantyne |
| Written by | Paul Cox, Bob Ellis |
| Starring | Norman Kaye Alyson Best Chris Haywood Sarah Walker |
| Cinematography | Yuri Sokol |
| Editing by | Tim Lewis |
| Distributed by | International Spectrafilm Palace Academy Home Video Roadshow Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 1983 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Man of Flowers is a 1983 Australian film about an eccentric, reclusive, middle-aged man, Charles Bremer, who enjoys the beauty of art, flowers, and watching pretty women undress. Werner Herzog has a cameo role as Bremer's father. The film was directed by Paul Cox and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Charles Bremer (Norman Kaye) is a wealthy, reclusive man. He finds erotic satisfaction in the beauty of art, flowers, and a young woman (Alyson Best), who undresses for him. Throughout the film, he reads letters he has sent to his mother. His mother had long since died, and the letters, it is later revealed, are addressed to himself.
[edit] Awards
| Result | Award | Recipients(s) |
| Winner | Australian Film Institute - Best Actor in Lead Role | Norman Kaye |
| Winner | Valladolid International Film Festival - Golden Spike Award | Paul Cox |
| Nominated | Australian Film Institute - Best Achievement in Cinematography | Yuri Sokol |
| Nominated | Australian Film Institute - Best Director | Paul Cox |
| Nominated | Australian Film Institute - Best Film | Jane Ballantyne |
| Nominated | Australian Film Institute - Best Original Screenplay | Paul Cox, Bob Ellis |
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Norman Kaye | Charles Bremer |
| Alyson Best | Lisa |
| Chris Haywood | David |
| Sarah Walker | Jane |
| Julia Blake | Art Teacher |
| Bob Ellis | Psychiatrist |
| Barry Dickins | Postman |
| Patrick Cook | Coppershop Man |
| Victoria Eagger | Angela |
| Werner Herzog | The Father |
| Hilary Kelly | Mother |
| James Stratford | Young Charles |
| Eileen Joyce | Aunt |
| Marianne Baillieu | Aunt |
| Lirit Bilu | Florist |
| Juliet Bacskai | Florist |
| Dawn Klingberg | Cleaning lady |
| Tony Llewellyn-Jones | Church warden |
[edit] Box Office
Man of Flowers grossed $396,041 at the box office in Australia,[2] which is equivalent to $1,045,548 in 2009 dollars.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Man of Flowers". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1345/year/1984.html. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
[edit] External links
- John Walker. (2009) "Man of Flowers (1983) film review". artdesigncafe.
- Man of Flowers at the Internet Movie Database
- Man of Flowers at Rotten Tomatoes
- Man of Flowers at Allmovie
- Man of Flowers at Artfilms DVD
