05 Sep 2008
Me and Orson Welles
New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.
For Love Alone
Teresa is a spirited young girl chafing under the oppressive attitudes of 1930s society, and her father in particular. She fancies her poverty-stricken Latin tutor Johnathan Crow, without realising he merely considers her a pleasant diversion and nothing more, and eventually follows him from Sydney to London. En route she meets the gentle banker James Quick. Whilst navigating her relationships in London, including with a political poet bound for the Spanish Civil War, she experiences a transformation in her understanding of love. Based upon Christina Stead's best-selling Australian novel.
Top Billed Cast
Helen Buday Teresa
Sam Neill James Quick
Hugo Weaving Jonathan Crow
Huw Williams Harry
Hugh Keays-Byrne Andrew
Odile Le Clezio Kitty
John Polson Leo
Nicholas Opolski Lance
Linden Wilkinson Miss Haviland
Jennifer Hagan Manette
Judi Farr Aunt Bea
Anna Lise Phillips Ann
Tracey Higginson Malfi
Regina Gaigalas Jean
Naomi Watts Leo's Girlfriend
Denise Roberts Mrs. Ashley
Anna North Lucy
Jennifer Vuletic Elaine
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