MichaelPowellteamedwithactorJamesMason(whoalsoco-produced)tomakeafilmlooselybasedonthelifeofcontroversialAustralianartistNormanLindsay.AgeOfConsentstarsMasonasajadedpainterwhoheadsDownUnderlookingforawaytorevitalizehiscreativesoul.Hisself-imposedexileisinterruptedbyCora,anuninhibitedyoungwomanonherownjourneyofself-discovery.TheAgeofConsent(1969),isPowell'sfinalfilm,centersonJamesMasonasadisenchantedpainterwhofindsanewmuseinatropicalislandmodel(aradiantandsensual,oftennudeHelenMirren,inherfirstmovierole).
