Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand > Drama: 213 Films to Buy & Rent
Grasp Of Wind, A (1984)
- Dir. Robert Franken, Russell Campbell
Feat. Neal Gunn
- Dutch born New Zealand visual artist Robert Franken's one–and–only directorial effort is a quietly surreal, wordless fable in which a…
Heart 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…
King Pin (1984)
- Dir. Mike Walker
Feat. Nicholas Rogers, Junior Amega, Mitchell Manuel
- Polynesian juveniles experience bonding, rivalry and violence at a child welfare training facility. Though budget constraints are evident, it's…
Other Halves (1984)
- Dir. John Laing
Feat. Lisa Harrow, Mark Pilisi
- An unlikely relationship blossoms between a 32–year–old white woman and a polynesian street–kid half her age.
Vigil (Incl. In Spring One Plants Alone & A State Of Seige) (1984)
- Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Penelope Stewart, Frank Whitten, Bill Kerr…
- A young girl's world is transformed when her father dies and a enigmatic stranger arrives in his wake. Our unique landscape provides a magnificent…
Constance (1983)
- Dir. Bruce Morrison
Feat. Donogh Rees
- Donogh Rees gives a restrained performance in this post–war period drama as a school–teacher whose fanciful dreams are realised and then…
Issues Facing Women (1983-1987)
- Dir. Patricia Robins, Diana Rowan, Melanie Read
Feat. Judy McIntosh, Elizabeth McRae, Bridgette Allen…
- Three short films from New Zealand made by and about women.
Instincts (1987) 20 mins
The story of a woman in a communal relationship in the 70's…
Utu - Redux (1983-2013)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Wi Kuki Kaa…
- With lavish technical enhancement and narrative streamlining, this 'Redux' version of the 1983 epic restores its rightful place in the canon of great…
Stories on Film (1982-1986)
- Dir. Larry Parr, Costa Botes, Lynton Butler
Feat. Bruno Lawrence, Annie Whittle
- Three short films from New Zealand.
The Makutu On Mrs. Jones (1986) 25 mins
Based on a story by Witi Ihimaera, this short film is about a boys'…
Strata (1982)
- Dir. Geoff Steven
Feat. Nigel Davenport
- Bold but failed attempt to emulate the arthouse cinema of European directors like Bergman, Tarkovsky and Antonioni in a New Zealand setting. Staged…