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Waiting Place, TheWaiting Place, The (2000)
Dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos
A carefully made 'DV–feature' about two unstable prison–escapers who traverse an overgrown rural landscape towards a rendezvous at an…
Channeling BabyChanneling Baby (1999)
Dir. Christine Parker
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Kevin Smith
'First sight' romance between a blind pacifist and a shell–shocked soldier in the 70s ended in heartbreak after the tragic 'disappearance' of…
Lunatics Ball, TheLunatics Ball, The (1999)
Dir. Michael Thorp
Feat. Michael Daly, Jane Irwin, Sarah Ashworth
Idiosyncratic indie set around a doctor’s efforts to apply his unorthodox ideas in a psych–ward which is slowly coming unstuck. More…
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999) Recommended
Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Temuera Morrison, Nancy Brunning
Alan Duff–scripted sequel to his novel ONCE WERE WARRIORS is as good a sequel as one could reasonably expect. Story continues some years on…
When Love ComesWhen Love Comes (1999)
Dir. Garth Maxwell
Feat. Rena Owen, Simon Prast, Nancy Brunning
Earnest tableaux of straight, gay, lesbian and platonic relationships underscored by a music motif and sombre themes of compromise and loss.…
Wild BlueWild Blue (1999)
Dir. Dale G. Bradley
Feat. Nicola Murphy, Judge Reinhold
The wilds of Otago serve as a backdrop for this modern drama, with young Nicola Murphy (MAGIK AND ROSE) returning to NZ to assume a postponed role of…
Memory and DesireMemory and Desire (1998)
Dir. Niki Caro
Feat. Brenda Kendall, Yuri Kinugawa, Norman Forsey
Director Niki Caro pulls out the art–house stops for her feature debut: a love–story about a mismatched Japanese couple whose honeymoon…
Serious ShortsSerious Shorts (Five NZ Short Films) (1998)
Dir. Charlie de Salis, Neil Pardington, Stuart McKenzie
A collection of 5 short films from New Zealand. Specially compiled for educational purposes, this tape includes film analysis material between each…
Duggan (TV Series)Duggan (TV Series) (Death in Paradise, Sins of the Fathers) (1997-1998)
Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. John Bach
Detective inspector John Bach heads up these made–for–TV policiers as a recluse drawn into a murder cases near his Marlborough Sounds…
Saving GraceSaving Grace (1997)
Dir. Costa Botes
Feat. Kirsty Hamilton, Jim Moriarty
A kind of Jesus of Upper Cuba Street, this adaptation of Duncan Sarkies' stageplay ambitiously hammers a drama of poverty in inner–city…

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