Cactus

Cactus (1986)

They say the cactus plant thrives on neglect, but that is wrong. It needs a lot of love. People are like that.

A woman who injured her eyes in car accident and a young blind man fall for each other.

Date of release
1986-09-04
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Paul Cox

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$73.8K
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Cactus is a 1986 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox and starring Isabelle Huppert.

Production

The film was inspired by Paul Cox's memory of his mother temporarily going blind when he was a child. He worked on the story for a number of years, then decided he wanted to work with Isabelle Huppert and wrote the script with her in mind. Bob Ellis worked on the script but fought with Cox over the fact it was about a Frenchwoman staying in Australia after a serious accident, and the two men ended their collaboration.

Actors Equity objected to Huppert's importation - Equity rules stated a film needed a budget of over $3 million to have a foreign star - but this was overruled after two months of negotiation.

The Australian Film Corporation was a major investor.

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