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Short Takes: ComedyShort Takes: Comedy (1988-1994)
Dir. Grant Lahood, George Port, William Toepfer
A prime selection of short and amusing New Zealand films: The Singing Trophy (Dir. Grant Lahood) 13m. Valley of the Stereos (Dir. George Port)…
Short Takes: Dark TalesShort Takes: Dark Tales (1988-1994)
Dir. Scott Reynolds, Simon Bare, Don McGlashan
A choice selection of short and shady New Zealand films: Game With No Rules (Dir. Scott Reynolds) 17m. Eau De La Vie (Dir. Simon Bare) 13m. The…
Len Lye - DoodlingsLen Lye - Doodlings (1987)
Dir. Keith Griffiths
A refreshing paean to New Zealand's best known avant–garde filmmaker (who is equally famous for his kinetic sculptures). Features clips from…
Mark IIMark II (1987)
Dir. John Anderson
Three unemployed Maori youth embark on a bumpy ride south in their Mark II Ford Zephyr. The young novice actors exude charm and raw energy that…
Arriving TuesdayArriving Tuesday (1986)
Dir. Richard Riddiford
Feat. Judy McIntosh, Peter Hayden
An estranged couple try to rekindle their romance by taking a holiday which only seems to make matters worse. A poignant love story.
Bridge to NowhereBridge to Nowhere (1986)
Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Bruno Lawrence
Young backpackers go bush and find themselves in a conflict of survival with bad–egg Bruno Lawrence.
Leave All FairLeave All Fair (1985)
Dir. John Reid
Feat. John Gielgud, Jane Birkin
A rewarding drama set among the memories of John Middleton Murray (John Gielgud), husband of NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (Jane Birkin). Well worth…
Should I Be Good or Should I Be Evil?Should I Be Good or Should I Be Evil? (1985)
Dir. Graham McLean
Feat. Beaver , Harry Lyon
Musos Beaver and Harry Lyon from Hello Sailor have a bash at acting in a story based on the Mr Asia drug–ring. Music by Hammond Gamble.
Among the CindersAmong the Cinders (1984)
Dir. Rolf Haedrich
Feat. Paul O'Shea, Derek Hardwick, Yvonne Lawley
A tender chronicle of a 16–year–old's rite–of–passage who finds first love with an older woman embittered by her experience…
Heart of the StagHeart of the Stag (1984)
Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Terence Cooper, Bruno Lawrence
A harrowing drama that deals frankly yet sensitively with the subject of incest. Terence Cooper plays a brutish farmer whose dreadful secret is soon…

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