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A Woman's Tale

Play trailer Poster for A Woman's Tale PG-13 1991 1h 33m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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This poignant Australian drama focuses on Martha (Sheila Florance), an elderly woman living on her own and dealing with terminal cancer. Despite her age and illness, Martha maintains a vibrant persona, befriending and supporting the people in her life, including her son, Jonathan (Chris Haywood), and her nurse, Anna (Gosia Dobrowolska). The film is particularly moving because Florance was also battling cancer in real life, and died shortly after the movie was released.

Critics Reviews

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Neil Jillett The Age (Australia) Jul 22
There is a jerkiness about the way the film is put together, as if it has not been fully thought out. But, whatever its faults, A Woman's Tale does have a persuasive concern with the troubles and concerns of its central character, Martha. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
4/4
[A Woman's Tale] does not make [Martha] cute or lovable or pull any of those other tricks we use to deny the realities of old age. It allows her strong opinions and a skeptical irony, and makes her into one of the great characters of recent movies. Go to Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant 06/04/2018
Yet in the end, A Woman's Tale is the gentlest and most uplifting of films. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/27/2007
A
It's a special film, never maudlin or anything but honest, about facing adversity and doing it with courage and dignity. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/02/2005
3/5
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 07/12/2003
Australian director Paul Cox has made a brave, bold, and life-affirming film about what Cicero called "our play's last act." Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/09/2016 http://filmreviewsnsuch.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-womans-tale.html See more 01/23/2011 Kudos to the Aussies for making this marvelous film. Apparently, the actress was dying when she made this. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Paul Cox

Director

Sheila Florance

Martha

Gosia Dobrowolska

Anna

Norman Kaye

Billy

Chris Haywood

Jonathan

Myrtle Woods

Miss Inchley
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Synopsis This poignant Australian drama focuses on Martha (Sheila Florance), an elderly woman living on her own and dealing with terminal cancer. Despite her age and illness, Martha maintains a vibrant persona, befriending and supporting the people in her life, including her son, Jonathan (Chris Haywood), and her nurse, Anna (Gosia Dobrowolska). The film is particularly moving because Florance was also battling cancer in real life, and died shortly after the movie was released.
Director
Paul Cox
Producer
Paul Cox
Screenwriter
Paul Cox, Barry Dickins
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Stereo