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Cactus

  • 1986
  • PG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
250
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Cactus (1986)
DramaRomance

A woman who injured her eyes in car accident and a young blind man fall for each other. Is sight the only way to see the world?A woman who injured her eyes in car accident and a young blind man fall for each other. Is sight the only way to see the world?A woman who injured her eyes in car accident and a young blind man fall for each other. Is sight the only way to see the world?

  • Director
    • Paul Cox
  • Writers
    • Paul Cox
    • Bob Ellis
    • Norman Kaye
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Huppert
    • Robert Menzies
    • Norman Kaye
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    250
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Cox
    • Writers
      • Paul Cox
      • Bob Ellis
      • Norman Kaye
    • Stars
      • Isabelle Huppert
      • Robert Menzies
      • Norman Kaye
    • 4User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Colo
    Robert Menzies
    • Robert
    Norman Kaye
    Norman Kaye
    • Tom
    Monica Maughan
    Monica Maughan
    • Bea
    Banduk Marika
    • Banduk
    Sheila Florance
    Sheila Florance
    • Martha
    Peter Aanensen
    Peter Aanensen
    • George
    Julia Blake
    Julia Blake
    • Club Speaker
    Lionel Kowal
    • Eye Specialist
    Jean-Pierre Mignon
    • Jean-Francois
    Elsa Davis
    • Elsa
    Ray Marshall
    • Kevin
    Maurie Fields
    Maurie Fields
    • Maurie
    Sean Scully
    • Doctor
    Dawn Klingberg
    Dawn Klingberg
    • Pedestrian
    Curtis Easton
    • Young Robert
    Kyra Cox
    • Sister
    Tarini James
    • Mother
    • Director
      • Paul Cox
    • Writers
      • Paul Cox
      • Bob Ellis
      • Norman Kaye
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      According to the film's Australian distributor Art Films, ''throughout the film the symbol of the cactus is a recurrent motif. The cactus is a plant that thrives on neglect, and it provides the drama with a brittle but telling edge. Both [central] characters have a totally different concept of what they 'see'. For Robert [Robert Menzies] it is a blend of imagination and legend. For Colo [Isabelle Huppert], it is a fusion of memory and impulse - two blind people teaching one another how to see.''
    • Connections
      Featured in A Journey with Paul Cox (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      To Kariofili Mana mou (The Gun my Mother)
      Written by Yannis Markopoulos (music) and Manos Eleftheriou (lyrics)
      Under licensed from EMI Greece

    User reviews4

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    10/10

    The story of a woman who begins to lose her sight following an accident.

    This is a brilliant work about sensory deprivation. Cox portrays the fear and uncertainty of loss of sight throughout his visual style. The Australians, notably Peter Weir, Bruce Beresford and Fred Schepisi have an astounding control and use of cinematic language to portray the senses and emotions of their characters.

    I recommend other Aussie picks such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, The year of living dangerously, Breaker Morant, Devil's Playground, The chant of Jimmy Blacksmith.
    • anoble2
    • Nov 12, 2001
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    • Release date
      • April 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Art Films (Australia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kaktus
    • Filming locations
      • Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Dofine Productions
      • Film Victoria
      • The Australian Film Commission
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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