A Woman's Tale

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A Woman's Tale

PG-13

1991

1h 33m

Drama

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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.

Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

[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.

Rated: 4/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

Yet in the end, A Woman's Tale is the gentlest and most uplifting of films.

Jun 4, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's a special film, never maudlin or anything but honest, about facing adversity and doing it with courage and dignity.

Rated: A

Aug 27, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 2, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Australian director Paul Cox has made a brave, bold, and life-affirming film about what Cicero called "our play's last act."

Jul 12, 2003

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http://filmreviewsnsuch.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-womans-tale.html

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Kudos to the Aussies for making this marvelous film. Apparently, the actress was dying when she made this.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Paul Cox

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Sheila Florance

Martha

Gosia Dobrowolska

Anna

Norman Kaye

Billy

Chris Haywood

Jonathan

Myrtle Woods

Miss Inchley

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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.

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