Basic Info
Title:
Age of Consent
Genre:
Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country:
United Kingdom, Australia
Language:
English
Running time:
106 minutes (Australia), 98 minutes (UK)
Release date:
27 March 1969 (Australia), 15 November 1969 (UK), 8 March 1970 (US)
Staff
Director:
Michael Powell
Produced
by: Michael Powell, James Mason
Screenplay:
Peter Yeldham
Music:
Peter Sculthorpe (Australia), Stanley Myers (UK)
Cinematography:
Hannes Staudinger
Edited by:
Anthony Buckley
Cast
James
Mason as Bradley Morahan
Helen
Mirren as Cora Ryan
Jack
MacGowran as Nat Kelly
Summary
"Age
of Consent" is a 1969 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael
Powell. The film starred James Mason, who co-produced the film with Powell,
Helen Mirren, who first starred in a theatrical film, and Jack MacGowran. The
screenplay written by Peter Yeldham was based on the 1938 autobiographical
novel of the same name by Norman Lindsay, an Australian artist who died the
year this film was released.
Movie Review
“A good opportunity to see Helen Mirren”
“Nice film”
“Enjoyable comedy drama from Michael Powell”
“Pleasant surprise”
“Great Michael Powell film”
“Quirky pleasure”
“Life is art, enjoy it while you can”
Interesting stories about the film
1.
This is Helen Mirren's first theatrical film in which she played the major
leading role.
2.
James Mason met his future wife, Clarissa Kaye, in this film.
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| James Mason |
3.
Helen Mirren was twenty-four-years-old when this movie was released.
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| Helen Mirren |
4.
The storyline of this film includes elements of William Shakespeare’s "The
Tempest".
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| The first page of The Tempest, printed in the First Folio of 1623 |
5.
This is the first of two Australian cinema movies filmed in Australia that
starred English actor James Mason. The second film was "A Dangerous Summer
(1982)".
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| A Dangerous Summer (1982) |
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