Cactus | |
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Directed by | Paul Cox |
Written by | Paul Cox Bob Ellis |
Produced by | Paul Cox |
Starring |
Isabelle Huppert Robert Menzies |
Cinematography | Yuri Sokol |
Edited by | Tim Lewis |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$1.5 million [1] |
Box office | A$73,751 (Australia) [2] |
Cactus is a 1986 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox and starring Isabelle Huppert. [3]
The film was inspired by Paul Cox's memory of his mother temporarily going blind when he was a child. He worked on the story for a number of years, then decided he wanted to work with Isabelle Huppert and wrote the script with her in mind. Bob Ellis worked on the script but fought with Cox over the fact it was about a Frenchwoman staying in Australia, and the two men ended their collaboration. [1]
Actors Equity objected to Huppert's importation but this was overruled. [1]
... the casting of Aboriginal artist Banduk Marika as Robert's friend. She acts as a kind of sensible chorus,...
Cactus | |
---|---|
Directed by | Paul Cox |
Written by | Paul Cox Bob Ellis |
Produced by | Paul Cox |
Starring |
Isabelle Huppert Robert Menzies |
Cinematography | Yuri Sokol |
Edited by | Tim Lewis |
Release date |
|
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$1.5 million [1] |
Box office | A$73,751 (Australia) [2] |
Cactus is a 1986 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox and starring Isabelle Huppert. [3]
The film was inspired by Paul Cox's memory of his mother temporarily going blind when he was a child. He worked on the story for a number of years, then decided he wanted to work with Isabelle Huppert and wrote the script with her in mind. Bob Ellis worked on the script but fought with Cox over the fact it was about a Frenchwoman staying in Australia, and the two men ended their collaboration. [1]
Actors Equity objected to Huppert's importation but this was overruled. [1]
... the casting of Aboriginal artist Banduk Marika as Robert's friend. She acts as a kind of sensible chorus,...