Uniform Title |
Tim (Motion picture : 1979) |
Title |
Tim. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, [2015] |
©1979. |
Description |
1 DVD-video (approximately 108 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Title from container. |
Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3428. |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979. |
Special features : Introduction by Christopher Pate, Interview with Michael Pate. |
Based on the novel with the same title by Colleen McCullough, originally published in 1974. |
Credits |
Produced and directed by Michael Pate. |
Performers |
Piper Laurie, Mel Gibson, Alwyn Kurts. |
Summary |
Mary Horton, a lonely, middle-aged American career woman living in Australia hires a handsome, young, mentally handicapped man named Tim to do yard-work. At first keeping her distance, Mary is drawn closer to Tim and as the weeks pass they form a bond. As the relationship deepens into romantic love, Tim's older sister Dawn resents Mary's intrusion into their lives and doubts the purity of the older woman's intentions. |
Target audience note |
Rated: PG. |
System details |
DVD ; Region 4. |
Language note |
In English. |
Subjects |
McCullough, Colleen, -- 1937-2015 -- Film adaptations |
Man-woman relationships -- Australia -- Drama |
Middle-aged women -- Australia -- Anecdotes |
Men with disabilities -- Drama |
Genre |
Feature films |
Romance films |
Film adaptions |
Other Names |
Pate, Michael producer, director. |
Laurie, Piper, 1932- actor. |
Gibson, Mel, 1956- actor. |
McCullough, Colleen, 1937-2015. Indecent obsession Film adaptation of (work) |
Series |
Classic Australian Stories |
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