Man of Flowers

Man of Flowers
Man of Flowers
Directed by Paul Cox
Produced by Jane Ballantyne
Written by Paul Cox, Bob Ellis
Starring Norman Kaye
Alyson Best
Chris Haywood
Sarah Walker
Cinematography Yuri Sokol
Editing by Tim Lewis
Distributed by International Spectrafilm
Palace Academy Home Video
Roadshow Entertainment
Release date(s) 1983
Running time 91 minutes
Country Australia
Language English

Man of Flowers is a 1983 Australian film about an eccentric, reclusive, middle-aged man, Charles Bremer, who enjoys the beauty of art, flowers, and watching pretty women undress. Werner Herzog has a cameo role as Bremer's father. The film was directed by Paul Cox and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

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Plot

Charles Bremer (Norman Kaye) is a wealthy, reclusive man. He finds erotic satisfaction in the beauty of art, flowers, and a young woman (Alyson Best), who undresses for him. Throughout the film, he reads letters he has sent to his mother. His mother had long since died, and the letters, it is later revealed, are addressed to himself.

Awards

Result Award Recipients(s)
Winner Australian Film Institute - Best Actor in Lead Role Norman Kaye
Winner Valladolid International Film Festival - Golden Spike Award Paul Cox
Nominated Australian Film Institute - Best Achievement in Cinematography Yuri Sokol
Nominated Australian Film Institute - Best Director Paul Cox
Nominated Australian Film Institute - Best Film Jane Ballantyne
Nominated Australian Film Institute - Best Original Screenplay Paul Cox, Bob Ellis

Cast

Actor Role
Norman Kaye Charles Bremer
Alyson Best Lisa
Chris Haywood David
Sarah Walker Jane
Julia Blake Art Teacher
Bob Ellis Psychiatrist
Barry Dickins Postman
Patrick Cook Coppershop Man
Victoria Eagger Angela
Werner Herzog The Father
Hilary Kelly Mother
James Stratford Young Charles
Eileen Joyce Aunt
Marianne Baillieu Aunt
Lirit Bilu Florist
Juliet Bacskai Florist
Dawn Klingberg Cleaning lady
Tony Llewellyn-Jones Church warden

Box Office

Man of Flowers grossed $396,041 at the box office in Australia,[2] which is equivalent to $1,045,548 in 2009 dollars.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Man of Flowers". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1345/year/1984.html. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  2. ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office

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