A Frenchwoman (Isabelle Huppert) loses an eye in Australia and becomes the lover of a blind man (Robert Menzies) who grows cactuses as a hobby.
frenchwoman, husband, blind man, friend, doctor, emotional, moving, melodramatic, tender, car, woods, hospital, family home, victoria, australia, blindness, affair, accident, failed marriage, unusual romance, starting over, love, transformation, sacrifice, 1980s
Although the movie is less than completely satisfying, it is worth seeing, as everything by Cox is worth seeing, because there is always the sense in his films of an active intelligence at work.
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