Mauri is a 1988 New Zealand film directed by Merata Mita.[1][2] It is a significant work of indigenous filmmaking, and of New Zealand filmmaking in general.[3]
| Mauri | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Merata Mita |
| Written by | Merata Mita |
| Produced by | Merata Mita |
| Starring | Anzac Wallace Eva Rickard James Heyward |
| Cinematography | Graeme Cowley |
| Edited by | Nicholas Beauman |
| Music by | Hirini Melbourne |
Production company | Awatea Films |
Release date | 1988 |
Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Languages | Māori English |
Synopsis edit
A woman lives in a basic dwelling with fire in the hearth where she cooks. We get an insight in the family in this saga, where troubles are met with kindness, except by the British or those that have gone across to their side.[2][3]
Cast edit
- Anzac Wallace as Rewi Rapana
- Eva Rickard as Kara
- James Heyward as Steve
- Susan D. Ramari Paul as Ramari
- Sonny Waru as Hemi
- Rangamarie Delamere as Awatea
- Willie Raana as Willie Rapana
- Geoff Murphy as Mr. Semmens
- Don Selwyn as Old Cop
- Temuera Morrison as Young Cop
- Ana Hine Aro Kura as Hinemoa
- Anthony Angell as Tawa
- Mitchell Insley as Dave Roberts
- Joanna Paul as Doctor
- John Algar as Pakeha Minister
- Mando Waenga as Sergeant at Arms
- Bernard Rua as Herb
- Mas Campbell as Chief Hula Girl
- Hiria Lake as Chief Hula Girl
- Martyn Sanderson as Hospital Doctor
Reviews edit
- 2001 - Festival de cinéma de Douarnenez-France [4]
- 2019 - Venice Classics [4][5]
- 2019 - Aussie and Kiwi Film Festival Prague [4][6]
- 2020 - Hawaii International Film Festival[4]
- 2020 - San Diego Asian Film Festival[7]
- 2021 - imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival National Indigenous Month Programme [4][7][8]
References edit
- ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Mauri". British Film Institute. 1988. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Mauri". NZ On Screen. New Zealand Film Commission. 1988. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Mauri". New Zealand Film Commission. 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Venice Classics". La Biennale di Venezia. 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Aussie & Kiwi Film Fest". The Chamber of Commerce for Australia and New Zealand in the Czech Republic. 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Mauri". Cinema Politica. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival". >>imagine NATIVE. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
