A City's Child is a 1972 Australian film directed by Brian Kavanagh.
Synopsis
A spinster whose invalid mother dies starts drifting into a fantasy world. She starts collecting dolls and meets a young man who may or may not be real. The two of them become lovers.
, 1h48 OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Thriller, Horror ActorsJackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans, Paloma Faith, Laura Donnelly, Vivean Gray, Elissa Dowling Rating55% At a small college, Quaid and his friend Stephen do a "fear study" as a school project, recording people talking about their greatest fears. Quaid however is quite insane and wants to take the fear to 'the next level'. Quaid had seen his parents killed by an axe murderer as a child; this is his greatest fear, and he wants to learn what makes others afraid and what it takes for them to overcome their fear. Stephen's brother had died while drunk-driving, and Stephen wonders if his brother would still be alive if he had driven instead.