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Innocence (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 75 Fresh: 62  Rotten:13 Average Rating: 7.1/10
 
Consensus: Not only does it break ground in presenting a rarely examined age group, Innocence is a well-acted, powerful story about love.
 

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Rated: 15

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Theatrical Release: 30-09-2005

Synopsis: Director Paul Cox ponders the nature of love in this sincere tale of romance about two elderly people who debunk convention and follow their hearts. An aging Andreas (Charles Tingwell) realizes that a woman named Claire (Julia Blake), with whom he had a love affair forty years back, is living... Director Paul Cox ponders the nature of love in this sincere tale of romance about two elderly people who debunk convention and follow their hearts. An aging Andreas (Charles Tingwell) realizes that a woman named Claire (Julia Blake), with whom he had a love affair forty years back, is living nearby. He sends her a letter hoping to reunite with her. Their meeting stirs up old feelings, and, to the confusion of their families, the two begin a lusty liason. The power of the film lies in Cox's fearlessly honest approach to such questions as the relationship between aging and loyalty, and the interplay between sensuality and love. Julia Blake's performance is touching in its clarity. The balance she maintains between attachment and anger towards her husband, John (Terry Norris), and companionship and passion towards Andreas is remarkable. Tingwell manages to keep from being overly sentimental by a whimsical vigor he injects into his characterization. In flashbacks of the couple's early years, Cox uses 8mm film stock to give these sequences a texture that is the embodiment of nostalgia and ephemera. Cox tells us, "Love is the only thing worth believing in. It's naïve to believe otherwise." [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Julia Blake, Charles Tingwell, Terry Norris, Robert Menzies, Marta Dusseldorp

Director: Paul Cox
Screenwriter: Paul Cox
Producer: Paul Cox
Composer: Paul Grabowsky

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 12, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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Genuinely frightening stuff unraveled in a very untraditional way.

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Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Innocence is a pleasant film, but ultimately a bit sentimental.

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Mike Pinsky
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... a moving testament to the power of love to make a life whole, no matter how late in the game one finds it.

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Dawn Taylor
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Cox's own directorial style is innocent, in the sense of being original without ever straining for effect.

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Jean Lowerison
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A terrific film, understated and thoughtful, beautifully crafted and alive with respect for the power of love to change lives at any age.

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Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Paul Cox’s "Innocence"...a film so beautiful and pure it just might restore your faith in ci-nee-ma!

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