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02/01/1977 Drama 0h 50m
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Overview

A violent man (Bryan Brown), who ostensibly has a slight mental illness due to fillings in his teeth, continues to write letters to his estranged girlfriend, Kris McQuade. She sees that he expresses himself more dearly in his letters and he is still quick tempered when they try to rekindle their relationship.

  1. Stephen Wallace

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Kris McQuade

    Barbara

  2. Bryan Brown

    Len

  3. Gia Carides

    Maureen

  4. Joy Hruby

    Len's Mother

  5. John Flaus

  6. Don Chapman

    Foreman

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-01-08
We see right from the start that the marriage between “Len” (Bryan Brown) and “Barbara” (Kris McQuade) is a tempestuous one. Apparantly it's some dental toxicity (from fillings) that causes his tantrums, but even so he still likes to get tanked up then throw his fists around and so when he takes a job in Newcastle whilst she remains in Sydney, it gives her a chance to take stock. What is causing her to doubt what you’d think would be the obvious solution are his letters. As a man, he’s a bit of a beer-swilling loser. As a writer, he is charming and loving. The timbre of his almost ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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