Gone Up North for a While is a 1972 New Zealand film directed by Paul Maunder.[1][2]
| Gone Up North for a While | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Maunder |
| Written by | Paul Maunder |
| Produced by | Ron Bowie |
| Starring | Denise Maunder Paul Holmes |
| Cinematography | Lynton Diggle |
| Edited by | Sam Pillsbury |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 37 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Synopsis edit
Patricia Davis falls pregnant and goes against the advice of her family and unsympathetic welfare authorities by keeping her baby. This is followed by misery and hardship.[1][3]
Cast edit
- Denise Maunder as Patricia Davis
- Marian Rowe as Nurse
- Paul Holmes as Boyfriend
- Grant Tilly as Doctor
- Jean Betts as Girlfriend
- Russell Duncan
- Anne England
- Dell King as Welfare officer
- Jacqui Jones
- Michael Haigh as Personnel officer
- Ngaire Horton as Woman
- Darien Takle as Nurse
- John Anderson
- Gael Anderson
- Bruce Briggs
- Jennifer Ward-Lealand as Child
- Conrad Lealand
Reviews edit
This film stirred up public debate for the Domestic Purposes Benefit for single mothers - "...is an important part of our screen history...".[4] The film won the award for best drama and the arts at the 1973 Feltex Television Awards.[5] It was shown at the 1974 Chicago International Film Festival.
References edit
- ^ a b "Gone up North for a While". NZ On Screen. Archives New Zealand. 1972. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Unmarried mothers". Papers Past. No. 32964, Vol CXII. The Press. 10 July 1972. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ ACMI. "Gone up north for a while". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Before she was famous: Jennifer Ward-Lealand in Gone Up North for a While". Stuff. Stuff. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Films share TV award". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33155. 20 February 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
