Norman Loves Rose

Norman Loves Rose
Norman Loves Rose
Directed by	Henri Safran
Written by	Henri Safran
Produced by	Henri Safran
Starring	Carol Kane; Tony Owen; Myra De Groot; David Downer; Barry Otto; Warren Mitchell; Virginia Hey; Louise Pajo
Cinematography	Vince Monton
Music by	Mike Perjanik
Production; company	Norman Films
Distributed by	Greater Union
Release date	1982;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$1.3 million

Norman Loves Rose is a 1982 Australian comedy film.^[2]

Plot summary[]

A 13-year-old Jewish boy (Norman) develops an obsession for his older brother's wife (Rose), who is under parental pressure to start a family. The hapless dentist brother is not up to the job, and ditsy Rose encourages Norman's infatuation. While it is never made explicit how it came about, Rose eventually does become pregnant, to the satisfaction of the various interested parties.^[3]

Cast[]

Carol Kane as Rose
Tony Owen as Norman
Myra De Groot as Mother
David Downer as Michael
Barry Otto as Charles
Sandy Gore as Maureen
Warren Mitchell as Morris

Production[]

Henri Safran had been looking for a comedy script to direct, and being unable to find one he was happy with, he decided to write one himself.^[4]

Reception[]

Sandra Hall in The Bulletin said, "the comedy relies on a certain amount of obtuseness, literal mindedness, double-takes and talking at cross-purposes. The characters are there to be laughed at, not with, and to that end much over-acting is done. Nobody turns out to be particularly likeable."^[5]

References[]

^ Brian McFarlane, "Norman Loves Rose", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p106
^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p330
^ ""Norman Loves Rose" - Review - Photos - Ozmovies".
^ Margaret Smith, "Henri Safran talks about Norman Loves Rose", Cinema Papers, October 1982 p409 -412
^ Sandra Hall (21 September 1982). "Norman loves Rose; nobody else does". The Bulletin. Vol. 102, no. 53. p. 79.

External links[]

Norman Loves Rose at IMDb
Norman Loves Rose at Oz Movies

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[1] Brian McFarlane, "Norman Loves Rose", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p106

[stratton2-2] David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p330

[3] ""Norman Loves Rose" - Review - Photos - Ozmovies".

[henri-4] Margaret Smith, "Henri Safran talks about Norman Loves Rose", Cinema Papers, October 1982 p409 -412

[5] Sandra Hall (21 September 1982). "Norman loves Rose; nobody else does". The Bulletin. Vol. 102, no. 53. p. 79.

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v t Films and TV directed by Henri Safran
TV plays	Traveller Without Luggage (1961) Jenny (1962) The Criminals (1962) Concord of Sweet Sounds (1963) A Local Boy (1964) A Sound of Trumpets (1964) Rape of the Belt (1964) A Season in Hell (1964) A Private Island (1964) The Swagman (1965) The Sweet Sad Story of Elmo and Me (1965) Tartuffe (1965) The Tape Recorder (1965) Write Me a Murder (1965) Point of Departure (1966) The Air-Conditioned Author (1966) Done Away with It (1966) The Rogue Stallion (1990)
Feature Films	Storm Boy (1976) Listen to the Lion (1977) Norman Loves Rose (1982) Bush Christmas (1983) The Wild Duck (1984) The Edge of Power (1987)
Miniseries	Golden Soak (1979) A Fortunate Life (1985) Flair (1990) The Lancaster Miller Affair (1990)