Lonely Hearts (1982)
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100% of critics liked it
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42% of users liked it
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Effusive piano tuner Norman Kaye is on the less sunny side of forty and still unattached. Shy and self-effacing office worker Wendy Hughes is likewise getting on in years sans a lifetime companion. From the outset, we know that Kaye and Hughes will somehow come together. This, however, is the only… More Effusive piano tuner Norman Kaye is on the less sunny side of forty and still unattached. Shy and self-effacing office worker Wendy Hughes is likewise getting on in years sans a lifetime companion. From the outset, we know that Kaye and Hughes will somehow come together. This, however, is the only predictable aspect of this quirky Australian comedy. Director Paul Cox co-wrote the ever-fresh screenplay of Lonely Hearts with John Clarke. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- R, 1 hr. 35 min.
- Directed By
- Paul Cox
- Written By
- John Clarke, Paul Cox
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 2, 1983 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 26, 2001
- Studio
- Samuel Goldwyn Company
Critic Reviews
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Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
One of the small but valuable gems of Australian cinema, Lonely Hearts is a gently ascerbic film, if there is such a thing, exploring an Australia from a rather different perspective than was the usual case in the 70s and 80s
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
One of my all-time favorites.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
An endearing tale of the ways in which love comes in its own sweet time.
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Cast
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Wendy Hughesas Patricia -
Norman Kayeas Peter -
Jon Finlaysonas George Theater Director
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Julia Blakeas Pamela Peter's Sister -
Jonathan Hardyas Bruce Pamela's Husband -
Jean Campbell
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