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Woman's Tale, A

Year of completion
1991
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Drama
Duration
94 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

An 80-year-old woman, still full of imagination and spirit, faces a crisis when authorities want to commit her to a home for the aged.
Completion Year
1991
Genres
Drama
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Production Designer

Neil Angwin

Director

Paul Cox

Producer

Paul Cox, Santhana Naidu

Writer of Original Material

Paul Cox

Writer

Paul Cox, Barry Dickins

Composer

Paul Grabowsky

Editor

Russell Hurley

Executive Producer

William T Marshall

Director of Photography

Nino Martinetti

Cast

Sheila Florance, Gosia Dobrowolska, Norman Kaye, Chris Haywood

Awards

1992 — Flanders International Film Festival

1992 — Flanders International Film Festival

1991 — Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

1991 — Australian Film Institute

Screenings

1993 — Dublin Film Festival

1992 — Flanders International Film Festival

1992 — Flanders International Film Festival

1991 — Hawaii International Film Festival

1992 — International Film Festival Of India

1992 — Istanbul International Film Festival

1992 — Jerusalem Film Festival

1992 — Film Society of Lincoln Center

1993 — Madrid Film Week

1992 — Miami Film Festival

1991 — Mill Valley Film Festival

1992 — New Zealand Film Festival

2000 — Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival

1992 — Seattle International Film Festival

1991 — Tokyo International Film Festival

1992 — Tromso Film Festival

1991 — Vancouver International Film Festival

1991 — Viennale International Film Festival Vienna

1991 — Australian Film Institute

1991 — Australian Film Institute

1991 — Australian Film Institute

1991 — Australian Film Institute

1992 — Goteborg Film Festival

1991 — Hof International Film Festival

1991 — Telluride Film Festival

1991 — Toronto International Film Festival

1991 — BFI London Film Festival

Production Company

Illumination Films Pty Ltd
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