Boundaries of the Heart

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Boundaries of the Heart
Directed by Lex Marinos
Written by Peter Yeldham
Produced byPatric Juillet
Antony I. Ginnane (executive)
Starring Wendy Hughes
John Hargreaves
Norman Kaye
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
CountryAustralia
Language English
BudgetA$3.5 million [1]

Boundaries of the Heart is a 1988 film starring Wendy Hughes. [2]

Contents

It was shot in Coolgardie, [3] near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. [4]

Plot

Shearer Andy (John Hargreaves) returns to Coolgardie, as he's done every year since he was a young shearer. Stella (Wendy Hughes) welcomes Andy warmly but her interest cools as old tensions between them are renewed. A young English schoolteacher finds himself stranded when his car breaks down. Stella helps him recover from sunstroke and seduces him. Andy realises that Stella has used him for years, playing his attentions off against any man who takes her fancy. He decides to sell his horses and truck and leave for Sydney.

Cast

Stella

The movie was based on Stella a 1963 British TV play. It was written by Australian Peter Yeldham and features several Australians in the cast.

Premise

Stella, a barmaid, is turning 40 and reflects on her life.

Cast

Production

It was inspired by a person in a bar Yeldham saw when seventeen. [5]

The play was well received and screened in a number of countries. [6]

The play was adapted into radio in 1964. [7]

Release

The film went straight to video, via distributor Filmpac, but the only versions available were cropped in 4:3 format. [8]

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References

  1. "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, September 1987 p67
  2. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p18
  3. Boundaries of the Heart (1988). Ozmovies. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  4. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p117
  5. "Six London Australians in TV Play". The Age. 12 March 1964. p. 13.
  6. "GAMBLES THAT PAID OFF!". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 34, no. 8. Australia. 20 July 1966. p. 9. Retrieved 9 October 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  7. Stella at AustLit
  8. Boundaries of the Heart (1988). Ozmovies. Retrieved 2019-12-21.