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Subgenre Sampler

 
Perfect StrangersPerfect Strangers (2003)
Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Sam Neill, Rachael Blake, Joel Tobeck
Thriller of possessive love, set effectively on the rugged coastline of New Zealand’s West Coast, that changes tack mid–way into blackly…
SylviaSylvia (2003)
Dir. Christine Jeffs
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Blythe Danner
A simply formed, yet resonant portrait of the brilliant, doomed poet Sylvia Plath (Paltrow), recounting her years of marriage to (also poet) Ted…
Whale RiderWhale Rider (2003) Aro Favourite
Dir. Niki Caro
Feat. Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton
A stirring, widely–acclaimed adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s novel about a young girl’s struggle to win the approval of her patriarchal…
WoodenheadWoodenhead (2003) Recommended
Dir. Florian Habicht
A remarkable and surrealistic melding of New Zealand setting and Germanic sensibility, in which a sad fairytale narrative is enacted, sung and…
Mataku (TV Series)Mataku (TV Series) (2002-2005)
Dir. Michael Bennett, Peter Berger
Feat. Temuera Morrison
A well–mounted anthology of contemporary one–off dramas, adapted from the unique and mystical world of Maori supernatural legends. The…
OffOff (.OFF.) (2002)
Dir. Colin Hodson
Feat. Colin Hodson, Gregory King, George Rose
Locally produced DV–feature which observes the activities of several drug associates, with a style both languid and, at times,…
Being Eve (TV Series)Being Eve (TV Series) (2001)
Feat. Fleur Saville
Spunky, good–natured Kiwi comedy essays the angsty teenage years of girl philosopher Eve Baxter, whose unconventional outlook on life is…
Crooked EarthCrooked Earth (2001)
Dir. Sam Pillsbury
Feat. Temuera Morrison, Lawrence Makoare, Nancy Brunning
Vivid action–melodrama uses the dispossession of East Coast Maori to prime its tale of tribal succession, with SAS soldier Temuera Morrison…
Her MajestyHer Majesty (2001)
Dir. Mark J. Gordon
Feat. Vicky Haughton, Sally Andrews, Anna Sheridan
A little–known, but sincerely crafted tale is set in 1950s New Zealand around a young girl's (Andrews) infatuation with Queen Elizabeth II,…
RainRain (2001) Recommended
Dir. Christine Jeffs
Feat. Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, Sarah Peirse, Marton Csokas
Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Kirsty Gunn, this visually crafted evocation of a seaside holiday in the 1970s – bach, suntan lotion, whiskey…

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