Age of Consent (1969)

Directed by

Michael Powell

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 83 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging artist travels to a remote Australian island to escape his life. He meets a young woman who becomes his muse and model, and they form a bond.

lightheartedvisually lushslow-burnsunnygentlewhimsical

What happens

Age of Consent is a 1969 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Powell. The film stars James Mason (who co-produced with Powell), Helen Mirren in her first major film role, and Jack MacGowran, and features actress Neva Carr Glyn. The screenplay by Peter Yeldham was adapted from the 1938 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Norman Lindsay, who died the year this film was released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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