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- Comment: I don't think the article and sources used currently do enough to demonstrate that the film is notable. Ngā Taonga tends to cover almost all NZ-based content, and the book also seems to be viewing the film in the wider context of NZ cinema. If possible, I'd suggest finding some more sources which would help to demonstrate more clearly that the film is notable (perhaps Papers Past has some coverage from back then? Turnagra (talk) 00:22, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Uenuku | |
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Directed by | Geoff Murphy |
Written by | Bob Lapresle |
Produced by | Bob Lapresle Stan Wemyss |
Starring | Faenza Reuben Aroha Gallo Marlene Jacobs |
Narrated by | Bill Kerekere |
Cinematography | Alun Bollinger |
Edited by | Ross A. Chambers |
Music by | Jack Body |
Production companies | Acme Sausage Company Peach Wemyss Astor |
Distributed by | NZBC |
Release date |
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Running time | 37 minutes |
Country | New Zealand |
Language | Māori |
Uenuku is a 1974 New Zealand Maori-language television film directed by Geoff Murphy.[1] It is based on the legend of Uenuku and the mist maid.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]Based on a Maori legend about the love, betrayal and redemption of Uenuku and the mist maiden.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Faenza Reuben as Uenuku
- Aroha Gallo as Hinepukohurangi
- Marlene Jacobs as Hinewai
- Paul Mareikura as Elder
- Rocky Mautere as Elder
- Bill Kerekere - Narrator
Reviews
[edit]- 2011 "A Maori-language film ahead of its time" – Roger Horrocks[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Uenuku". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1974. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Uenuku and the Mist Maid". Victoria University of Wellington. 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Pivac, Diane; Stark, Frank; McDonald, Lawrence, eds. (2011). New Zealand film : an illustrated history. Te Papa Press. ISBN 9781877385667. OL 30455421M.
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