Lonely Hearts

Australia, 1981

Film
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There’s nothing the matter with sexual inexperience. It’s perfectly natural as Peter and Patricia eventually discover after some rather embarrassing and sensitive moments. Having met through a lonely hearts club, they embark on a timid, tentative relationship, but problems arise because of Peter’s clumsy attempts at love making. What follows is a delightful, sensitive love story, simply told with compassion and humour, full of real characters who surround and complicate our everyday lives. Starring Wendy Hughes and Norman Kaye.

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Credits

director

Paul Cox

producer

John B Murray

production company

Adams Packer Films

Duration

01:35:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324809

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q6671608

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