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Innocence

Year of completion
2000
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Duration
91 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Retired organist and music teacher Andreas Borg discovers that his first love Claire, a woman he hasn't seen for almost 50 years, lives nearby - that she exists! He writes her a letter. Through poignant erotic flashbacks we start to understand the haunting quality of their early relationship. After almost 50 years their innocence still burns. A comic-tragic tale of love and lust, of tenderness and hope. A passionate reminder to live life to the full. A poignant homage to the human spirit.
Completion Year
2000
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Paul Cox

Producer

Paul Cox, Mark Patterson

Writer

Paul Cox

Executive Producer

William T Marshall

Cast

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Julia Blake, Robert Menzies, Chris Haywood, Marta Dusseldorp, Terry Norris, Norman Kaye

Awards

2000 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2000 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2000 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2000 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2001 — Las Palmas International Film Festival

2001 — Las Palmas International Film Festival

2000 — Montreal World Film Festival

2000 — Montreal World Film Festival

2000 — Saint Tropez Film Festival - Cinema de Antipodes

2000 — Taormina International Film Festival

2000 — Cinevegas International Film Festival

2000 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2000 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2000 — Toronto International Film Festival

Screenings

2000 — International Cinema Festival, Abitibi-Temiscaminque

2000 — AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival

2001 — Bermuda International Film Festival

2000 — Calcutta (Kolkata) International Film Festival

2000 — Chicago International Film Festival

2000 — Flanders International Film Festival

2001 — Florida Film Festival

2000 — Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

2000 — The Hamptons International Film Festival

2001 — Hawaii International Spring Film Festival

2002 — Jerusalem Film Festival

2001 — Jerusalem Film Festival

2001 — Las Palmas International Film Festival

2001 — Las Palmas International Film Festival

2001 — London Australian Film Festival

2001 — Moscow International Film Festival

2000 — Montreal World Film Festival

2000 — Montreal World Film Festival

2000 — New Zealand Film Festival

2002 — Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival

2001 — Portland International Film Festival

2000 — Raindance Film Festival

2000 — Saint Tropez Film Festival - Cinema de Antipodes

2001 — Seattle International Film Festival

2001 — Singapore International Film Festival

2001 — Cinefest - Sudbury International Film Festival

2000 — Taormina International Film Festival

2000 — Vancouver International Film Festival

2000 — Cinevegas International Film Festival

2001 — Hof International Film Festival

2000 — Telluride Film Festival

2000 — Toronto International Film Festival

2016 — Melbourne International Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Cinemavault Releasing Inc

Production Company

Illumination Films Pty Ltd

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