Lonely Hearts (1982 film)

Lonely Hearts
Directed by	Paul Cox
Written by	Paul Cox John Clarke
Produced by	John B. Murray
Starring	Wendy Hughes Norman Kaye
Cinematography	Yuri Sokol
Edited by	Tim Lewis
Music by	Norman Kaye
Release date	1982
Running time	95 minutes.
Country	Template:FilmAustralia
Language	English

Lonely Hearts is a 1982 Australian film directed by Paul Cox. A middle-aged man, Peter, goes to a dating agency in search of a companion. He is introduced to a shy bank clerk Patricia.

Lonely Hearts won the 1982 AFI Award for Best Film and was nominated in four other categories.

Cast

• Wendy Hughes as Patricia Curnow
• Norman Kaye as Peter Thompson
• Jon Finlayson as George
• Julia Blake as Pamela
• Jonathan Hardy as Bruce
• Irene Inescort as Patricia's mother
• Vic Gordon as Patricia's father
• Ted Grove-Rogers as Peter's father

See also

• Cinema of Australia

References

• Murray, Scott (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW.: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 267. ISBN 1863733116. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

External links

• Lonely Hearts at IMDb
• Lonely Hearts at the Australian screen
• NFSA info
• Lonely Hearts on Artfilms