Paul Lawrence is a working class man who dates Cara, sells shirts at a Sydney department store, and dreams of attending art school. Cara leaves for London and Paul becomes the protege of designer Marie Rosefield. Through this he enters the 'set', the world of Sydney art society. Rosefield is friends with Mark Broniski, an artist who commissions Paul to design a set for British stage director, John L. Fredericks. Paul is helped by art student Tony Brown, who is dating Paul's cousin, Kim Sylvester. Paul and Tony begin a homosexual affair. Kim's mother Peggy has an affair with Boronoski.
Directed by Frank Brittain
sydney, australia
male homosexuality
set designer
gay theme
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
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Cast
Rod Mullinar
Tony Brown
Hazel Phillips
Peggy Sylvester
Roger Ward
Dancer at Party (uncredited)
Crew
Roger Ward
Screenplay
Roger Ward
Novel
David Hannay
Executive In Charge Of Production
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
José Girón
2.0★ · 02/03/25
Nice soundtrack
I just noticed I watched this movie a year before its 55th anniversary!
Nice soundtrack
I just noticed I watched this movie a year before its 55th anniversary!
Steph
5.1★ · 01/19/24
there's something about soppy handsome queer men with big sad eyes and a mass of brown hair in a b&w film...
there's something about soppy handsome queer men with big sad eyes and a mass of brown hair in a b&w film...