Boundaries of the heart

Depicts life in an outback Australian town, centring on a small town belle who has become bitter and stilted. She is alienating her family friends and shearer boyfriend and after many humiliations, she faces a bleak and lonely future. Stars Wendy Hughes, John Hargreaves and Norman Kaye.

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Credits

producer

Patric Juillet

production company

Tra La La Films

FGH Film Consortium

director

Lex Marinos

Duration

01:37:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325055

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural conditions

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rural conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Country life - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural conditions

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q4949894

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Australia, 1988

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