{"identifier":"PCO-Woman_6311365765112","browse_author":"Paul Cox (Director), Paul Cox (Producer), Santhana K. Naidu (Producer), Paul Cox Illumination Films (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video)), Barry Dickins (Screenplay by) and Paul Cox (Screenplay by)","subscription_list":["bvl_filmmedia"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350896741,"description":"An uplifting tale about growing old. A story of life, love, strength and hope. Martha (Sheila Florance) is a modern, spirited woman trapped in an old and decrepit body. At almost 80 years of age, she has seen the good and the bad, and now offers her love and wisdom to all who are willing to listen to her. Her closest ally and comrade in arms is Anna (Gosia Dobrowolska), her District Nurse. Their friendship is based on Anna's support and understanding of Martha's independent spirit. Martha has her own moral code and lives by her own rules. Finding the world far too cynical and heartless, she refuses to accept society's constraint on growing old and fights the establishment with great humour and compassion. The death of her neighbour, Billy (Norman Kaye), confronts Martha, extinguishing her passion and leaving her exhausted and depressed. Her ability to care for herself diminishes and forgetfulness leads to accidents. Her son and the authorities decide it's time for her to be committed to a home for the aged. But Martha has other plans. She cannot live without honour, and makes her own final decision. Director: Paul Cox Producer: Santhana K. Naidu, Paul Cox Writer: Paul Cox, Barry Dickins Cinematographer: Nino Gaetano Martinetti Cast: Sheila Florance, Chris Haywood, Gosia Dobrowolska, Norman Kaye, Myrtle Woods, Ernest Gray Born in Holland and settled in Melbourne since the mid-\u201860s, Paul Cox wass an auteur of international acclaim, having received numerous international awards. He was one of the most prolific makers of films in Australia, with numerous features, shorts and documentaries to his name. He is the recipient of many special tributes and retrospectives at film festivals across the world, including a major retrospective at the Lincoln Centre in New York in 1992. His films of the early and mid \u201880s \u2013 Lonely Hearts (1981), Man of Flowers (1983), and My First Wife (1984) \u2013 were highly acclaimed both locally and internationally. \n Man of Flowers premiered in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, and went on to win Best Film at the 1984 Valladolid Film Festival as well as Best Foreign Film at the 1991 Warsaw Film Festival. \n Cactus premiered in Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1986 and Vincent won the Jury Prize at the 1988 Istanbul International Filmdays. A Woman's Tale won the Grand Prix at the 1992 International Flanders Film Festival in Ghent and Exile screened in competition at the 1994 Berlin International Film Festival. More recently, Cox's highly acclaimed feature Innocence (2000) won massive audience and critical acclaim, including Best Film and the People's Choice Award at the 2000 Montreal World Film Festival; and 5 Australian IF awards including Best Film, Independent Filmmaker of the Year for Paul Cox, and Best Actress for Julia Blake. Cox\u2019s career continued, with features such as Human Touch (2004) and Salvation (2008). He died in Melbourne in 2016. Language - English","videoId":6311365765112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_filmmedia","title":"A Woman's Tale","xml_source":"bvl_filmmedia_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"PCO-Woman","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/5d02fb5e-adbb-4846-9486-2ae93ea42c4d/e8b285b6-9fac-4494-84f0-c52b49371375/1280x720/match/image.jpg","facets":"video , Video ,","contenttypeorder":3,"date_of_publication":1991,"publisher":"Paul Cox Illumination Films","productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"PCO-Woman","facet":["video"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Paul Cox~Paul Cox~Santhana K. Naidu~Paul Cox Illumination Films~Barry Dickins~Paul Cox"}