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- y Age of Consent 1960-1969 (Manuscript version)x401472 Z1209191 1960-1969 single work drama
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The Age of Consent
( dir. Michael Powell
)
Australia
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Nautilus Productions
,
1969
Z198762
1969
single work
film/TV
Elderly and successful artist Bradley Morahan believes he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to a secluded island on the Great Barrier Reef to try and recapture inspiration. He re-discovers his muse not through nature but in the form of Cora, a shy teenage girl. The relationship is not viewed well, however, by her drunken grandmother, Ma Ryan. When Morahan and the grandmother argue one night, the old lady falls and dies. Cora helps Morahan deceive the police about her grandmother's death. While the artist's feelings toward Cora turn increasingly to love, she in turn manages to open his eyes to see her as more than merely his model.
Notes
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Dedication: To Howard Hinton and all he has done for the bedevilled problem of Bradly Mudgett.
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Harry F. Chaplin records that Lindsay's original title for the novel was: Isolates in Limbo. This was changed to Age of Consent by publishers Farrar and Rinehart. Chaplin notes further that a drawing for the dust-jacket by Lindsay was rejected as unsuitable for the American public.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Beyond the Age of Consent
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 June 2005;
— Review of The Age of Consent 1969 single work film/TV Discusses the restored version of the film to be shown at the Sydney Film Festival. Includes excerpts from an interview with Helen Mirren. -
'It's Enough to Drive a Bloke Mad' : Norman Lindsay's Art and Literature
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Bulletin , vol. 27 no. 1-2 2003; (p. 62-81) -
Comical Sketches from Bohemia
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 August 1991; (p. rev 2)
— Review of Age of Consent 1938 single work novel ; A Curate in Bohemia 1913 single work novel -
Untitled
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 12 May 1962; (p. 8)
— Review of Age of Consent 1938 single work novel -
Untitled
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Spring vol. 6 no. 4 1962; (p. 86)
— Review of Age of Consent 1938 single work novel
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Books of the Times
1938
single work
review
— Appears in: New York Times , 13 July 1938; (p. 19)
— Review of Age of Consent 1938 single work novel -
Norman Lindsay's Novel and Other Recent Fiction
1938
single work
review
— Appears in: New York Times , 13 July 1938; (p. 75)
— Review of Age of Consent 1938 single work novel -
Untitled
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 12 May 1962; (p. 8)
— Review of Age of Consent 1938 single work novel -
Two Poets
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 22 no. 2 1962; (p. 111)
— Review of Saturdee 1933 single work novel ; Age of Consent 1938 single work novel -
Lindsay Revisited
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation , 28 July 1962; (p. 23-24)
— Review of Saturdee 1933 single work novel ; Age of Consent 1938 single work novel -
'It's Enough to Drive a Bloke Mad' : Norman Lindsay's Art and Literature
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Bulletin , vol. 27 no. 1-2 2003; (p. 62-81) -
Beyond the Age of Consent
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 June 2005;
— Review of The Age of Consent 1969 single work film/TV Discusses the restored version of the film to be shown at the Sydney Film Festival. Includes excerpts from an interview with Helen Mirren.
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