Boundaries of the Heart

January. 01,1988      
Rating:
6.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A small desert town in western Australia is the scene of several love affairs in this romantic drama. Forty-year-old Stella (Wendy Hughes) works at her father's hotel and bar. She receives annual New Year's marriage proposals from rodeo rider Andy Ford (John Hargreaves), who talks himself into asking her one more time. Stella's father Billy (Norman Kaye) is a former cricket star whose career ended early when he was involved in a sex scandal. She spends the night with vacationing Arthur (Michael Siberry) when his car breaks down. Andy elects not to pop the question to Stella in lieu of her one-night stand with the stranger. When Billy elects to marry June Thompson (Julie Nihill), the local gossipmongers have a field day recalling the woman's promiscuous past.

Wendy Hughes as  Stella Marsden
John Hargreaves as  Andy Ford
Norman Kaye as  Billy Morgan
Max Cullen as  Blanco White
Julie Nihill as  June Thompson
Michael Siberry as  Arthur Pearson
Don Halbert as  Truck Driver #1

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