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The Set (1970)
Directed by Frank Brittain
Overview
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.
Length 102 minutes
Actors
Sean Myers | Rod Mullinar | Hazel Phillips | Denis Doonan | Brenda Senders | Amber Rodgers | Ann Aczel | Bronwyn Barber | Michael Charnley | Elza Stenning | Tracy Lee | Les Berryman | Muriel Hopkins | Hugh Sawkins | Ken Johnson | Roger Ward