Man of Flowers

★★★★★

“Art & Pornography, Love & Sexuality, Innocence & Experience...”

1983 · 1 h 31 min

Directed by Paul Cox

Drama

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Cast

Norman Kaye Alyson Best Chris Haywood Sarah L. Walker Julia Blake Bob Ellis

Credits

Written by: Paul Cox

Plot

A lonely, wealthy bachelor who buys flowers every week hires an artist's model to undress for him while he listens to opera. A strange, tender, comic study of repression.

Sinekatalog’s take

A gentle, eccentric Australian art-house favorite.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (721 votes)
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