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Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 Man of Flowers
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'Erotic and richly amusing story of a reclusive art collector who becomes obsessed with an artist's model. Deals with the confrontation between modern life and traditional life.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 27/2/2014)

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Works about this Work

The Children, The Lamb & The Cathedral Antonia Hildebrand , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 29 2015; (p. 46-48)
Antonia Hildebrand explores art and artists in Paul Cox's film Man of Flowers.
The Loneliest Heart Rebecca Harkins-Cross , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , November no. 28 2015; (p. 5-7)
Man of Flowers Myke Bartlett , 2012 single work essay
— Appears in: World Film Locations : Melbourne 2012; (p. 60-61)
Reworking Romanticism : Paul Cox’s Man of Flowers Victoria Duckett , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , no. 53 2009;
Affairs Of The Heart : The Oedipal Films of Paul Cox Susan Barber , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , December no. 163 2009; (p. 130-134)
'An essay is presented on the films by Paul Cox including "Man of Flowers" and "My First Wife." It examines the characters and complex relationships of Oedipal narratives. It explores the significance of the characters that portray the affairs of the heart and mind. It discusses the aspects which show that Cox's films have significant maturity.' (Publication abstract)
Reworking Romanticism : Paul Cox’s Man of Flowers Victoria Duckett , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , no. 53 2009;
Man of Flowers Myke Bartlett , 2012 single work essay
— Appears in: World Film Locations : Melbourne 2012; (p. 60-61)
The Loneliest Heart Rebecca Harkins-Cross , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , November no. 28 2015; (p. 5-7)
The Children, The Lamb & The Cathedral Antonia Hildebrand , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 29 2015; (p. 46-48)
Antonia Hildebrand explores art and artists in Paul Cox's film Man of Flowers.
Affairs Of The Heart : The Oedipal Films of Paul Cox Susan Barber , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , December no. 163 2009; (p. 130-134)
'An essay is presented on the films by Paul Cox including "Man of Flowers" and "My First Wife." It examines the characters and complex relationships of Oedipal narratives. It explores the significance of the characters that portray the affairs of the heart and mind. It discusses the aspects which show that Cox's films have significant maturity.' (Publication abstract)
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