Lovers in Belgium during WWII, Claire ( Julia Blake ) and Andreas ( Charles Tingwell ) are shocked to discover that, after a 45-year separation, they are neighbors in the same Melbourne neighborhood. Andreas has been a widower for 30 years, while Claire is happily though not passionately married to John ( Terry Norris ), whom she hasn't slept with for two decades. Andreas and Claire resume their heady sexual relationship, much to the disapproval of their loved ones. Director Paul Cox cuts between footage of the couple in the present and the past, examining how they have and haven't changed over the years, and the bond that continues to keep them together. — Rebecca Flint
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Julia Blake | Claire |
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Charles Tingwell | Andreas Borg |
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Kristine Van Pellicom | Young Claire |
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Kenny Aernouts | Young Andreas |
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Terry Norris | John |
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Marta Dusseldorp | Monique |
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Robert Menzies | David |
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Chris Haywood | Minister |
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Norman Kaye | Gerald |
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Joey Kennedy | Sally |
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Liz Windsor | Maudie |
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Dawn Klingberg | Restaurant Owner |
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Peter Berger | Doctor #1 |
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Kate Roberts | Doctor #2 |
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Michaela Cantwell | Nurse |
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Kyra Cox | Nurse |
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Carmel Johnson | Nurse Jennifer-Claire |
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Rory Walker | Male Receptionist |
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Mary Bleby | Old Woman in Church |
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Tommy Darwin | Cemetery Supervisor |
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Lucy Slattery | Waitress |
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Angela Noack | Woman in grave |
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Christine Danton | Contortionist |
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Jan Dyck | Andreas' Father |
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Peter Gaetjem | Guitarist |
| Director | Paul Cox |
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| Writer | Paul Cox | |
| Producer | Paul Cox, William T. Marshall, Mark Patterson, Willem Thijssen | |
| Musician | Paul Grabowsky | |
| Photography | Tony Clark | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Subtitles | English | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | Columbia/Tri-Star |
| Edition Release Date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Regions | 1 |