Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand > Drama: 214 Films to Buy & Rent
Illustrious Energy (1987)
- Dir. Leon Narbey
Feat. Shaun Bao, Peter Hayden, Peter Chin
- Cinematographer Leon Narbey's debut as a director is a real gem, revealing one of New Zealand's 'hidden societies', that of Chinese gold–miners…
Mark 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 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.
Leading Edge, The (1986)
- Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Billy T. James
- Adventure docu–drama that's little more than an excuse to show off some wonderful South Island scenery and awesome ski theatrics. Billy T.…
Queen City Rocker (1986)
- Dir. Bruce Morrison
Feat. Matthew Hunter, William Edwardson, Sarah Douglas
- Four days in the life of a young Auckland punk looking to escape the treadmill of violence and crime.
Leave 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…
Lost Tribe, The (1985)
- Dir. John Laing
Feat. John Bach, Darien Takle, Martyn Sanderson…
- John Bach's performance is the highlight of this mysterious drama in which he plays a man suspected of murdering his anthropologist brother who has…
Mesmerized (1985)
- Dir. Michael Laughlin
Feat. Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy…
- Jodie Foster plays a young woman in colonial NZ who flees an orphanage but finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage to a much older business man…
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.
Sylvia (1985)
- Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Eleanor David
- Eleanor David plays Sylvia Ashton–Warner, educational cruasader and best–selling author in the 1940s.