For Love Alone (1986)
Overview
Teresa is a spirited young girl chafing under the oppressive attitudes of 1930s society, and her father in particular. She fancies her poverty-stricken Latin tutor Johnathan Crow, without realising he merely considers her a pleasant diversion and nothing more, and eventually follows him from Sydney to London. En route she meets the gentle banker James Quick. Whilst navigating her relationships in London, including with a political poet bound for the Spanish Civil War, she experiences a transformation in her understanding of love. Based upon Christina Stead's best-selling Australian novel.
What is For Love Alone about?
Teresa is a spirited young girl chafing under the oppressive attitudes of 1930s society, and her father in particular. She fancies her poverty-stricken Latin tutor Johnathan Crow, without realising he merely considers her a pleasant diversion and nothing more, and eventually follows him from Sydney to London. En route she meets the gentle banker James Quick. Whilst navigating her relationships in London, including with a political poet bound for the Spanish Civil War, she experiences a transformation in her understanding of love. Based upon Christina Stead's best-selling Australian novel. For Love Alone is a Romance, Drama movie, released on 1986-05-22, runtime 102 minutes.
Is For Love Alone worth watching?
TMDB users rate For Love Alone 3.7 out of 10 from 10 ratings. Reviews are mixed.
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Directed by
Stephen Wallace
Cast
- Helen Buday as Teresa
- Sam Neill as James Quick
- Hugo Weaving as Jonathan Crow
- Huw Williams as Harry
- Hugh Keays-Byrne as Andrew
- Odile Le Clezio as Kitty
- John Polson as Leo
- Nicholas Opolski as Lance
- Linden Wilkinson as Miss Haviland
- Jennifer Hagan as Manette
- Judi Farr as Aunt Bea
- Anna Lise Phillips as Ann
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