Julia Blake, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Terry Norris

This tender tale of love reignited begins when Andreas (Charles Tingwell) writes a letter to Claire (Julia Blake), the girl he loved in his youth. Though they've married other people (Andreas's wife...( read more  read more... ) has died) and had children who are now adults, when they meet again, the passion they once felt returns. But when Claire tells her husband, John (Terry Norris), he's devastated; his struggle to hold on to Claire threatens to ruin all of their lives. Innocence is quiet and slow paced, giving it a calm reflection on love and mortality that turns, sometimes unexpectedly, to heartbreaking sadness. The actors are excellent, particularly Blake, who makes the risks Claire takes feel as immediate and unexpected as they would feel to a teenager. --Bret Fetzer

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58% liked it

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82% liked it

74 critics

R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Paul Cox

Release Date: August 17, 2001

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DVD Release Date: December 10, 2002

Stats: 42 reviews

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Flixster Reviews (42)


  • October 1, 2009
    Never too late to fall in love, never too late to admit who you really are!
  • June 29, 2009
    ok movie...but old people" doin' it" on screen should be banned forever
  • March 21, 2008
    I did not really like this movie.
  • January 19, 2008
    quiere bojar innocence , como hago?
  • April 26, 2007
    A beautifully made Aussie love story about two long lost lovers, who haven't seen each other in forty years, who reaunite as elderly people and start again their passionate affair despite the fact she is married. Julia Blake and Charles Tingwell are both terrific as the elderly l...( read more)overs and it is well written and directed by Paul Cox.
  • September 27, 2006
    if you want to see two old people gettin' it on.... then see this.
  • September 26, 2006
    I enjoyed watching this movie...

Critic Reviews


October 28, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Innocence is remarkable in several big ways that make it possible to overlook the nagging little ways in which it doesn't succeed. full review

September 17, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This movie is so wise about love it makes us wonder what other love stories think they are about. full review

September 7, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Innocence has all the other ingredients, too: a marvelous cast, a touching story, some lovely camera work (shot on location in South Australia and Belgium) and a palpable emotional connection between ... full review

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