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Quest for Love (1988 film)

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Quest for love
Directed byHelena Nogueira
Starring
  • Janna Cilliers
  • Sandra Prinsloo
  • Wayne Bowman
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
94 min
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Quest for Love is a South African film released in 1988 directed by Helena Nogueira and stars Jana Cilliers, Sandra Prinsloo and Wayne Bowman. The film is based on Gertrude Stein's short story Q.E.D. [1]

Plot

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A journalist finds it difficult to commit herself to both a relationship and a revolution. A lesbian love story, it is set against political turmoil in Southern Africa. [2]

Cast

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Jana Cilliers as Alexandra

Sandra Prinsloo as Dorothy

Andrew Buckland as Michael

Joanna Weinberg as Mabel

Wayne Bowman as Zaccharia

Lynn Gaines as Isabella

Prince Mokhini as Cokwana

Frances Ndlazilwana as Mapule

Brian O'Shaughnessy as Brian

Tootsie Lombard as Policewoman

References

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  1. ^ Sloan, Jane (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-7082-7.
  2. ^ "Quest for Love (1988)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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