Anecdotes

Debut theatrical feature film of Australian actress Naomi Watts, who plays Leo's girlfriend.

Debut theatrical feature film of Australian actress Kate Raison, who plays an English waitress.

Actor Sam Neill and producer Margaret Fink had previously collaborated on another period-set Australian movie, the classic Australian film Ma brillante carrière (1979).

Star Sam Neill once said of this movie in which he appears: "If you like romance you may enjoy this one."

The only film adaptation of a literary work of Australian author Christina Stead.