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For Love Alone (1986)

For Love Alone poster
Directed by
Stephen Wallace
Genre
drama film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
PG
Rating
3.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in 1930s Australia dreams of escaping her restrictive life and finding love abroad. She leaves for England where her romantic ideals are tested by two very different men.

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What happens

For Love Alone is a 1986 Australian film directed by Stephen Wallace, and starring Helen Buday, Hugo Weaving and Sam Neill. The screenplay was written by Wallace, based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Christina Stead. It marked Naomi Watts' film debut. The film was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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