[3] Doctor Sal Bono falls in love with wool classer Kate Maloney.
[4] The soundtrack features Separate Tables who's lead singer, Schouw, costars in the film.
[5] Phillipa Hawker in The Age wrote "'Hungry Heart' is '80s disaffection - not cool but cold.
"[6] The Sydney Morning Herald's Doug Anderson in his capsual review stated "Nick Carrafa and Davenport offer energetic performances and the film, while not considered good enough for a commercial release, has enough to make it palatable.
"[7] Susan Demody of Filmnews praises the "sense of an unusual openness and warmth between the characters and the generations"[8]