Mauri.
Merata Mita, the second Maori (the first was Barry Barclay - see Ngati) and the first Maori woman to direct a feature film, sees Mauri as being a parable 'about the schizophrenic existence of many Maori in Pakeha society -- a probing enquiry into concepts of culture using birth, marriage and de...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English |
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Wellington, N.Z. :
An Awatea Films production in association with the New Zealand Film Commission and Radio Hauraki,
[2010]
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| Series: | New Zealand cinema.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view full credits at IMDb.com |
| Summary: | Merata Mita, the second Maori (the first was Barry Barclay - see Ngati) and the first Maori woman to direct a feature film, sees Mauri as being a parable 'about the schizophrenic existence of many Maori in Pakeha society -- a probing enquiry into concepts of culture using birth, marriage and death'. The themes of birthright and identity are woven into personal and community relationship throughout the film, ambiguously in the figure of Rewi and most fully through the old aunt Kara, who represents female power imparting a sense of the life force (Mauri). Perhaps the aspect of the film which Pakeha (white) audiences have found challenging is Mita's intention of replacing the familiar cause and effect of film narrative with what she describes as 'layering' of the story which is based on a certain oral tradition. In place of the thrust of a 'what happens next' plotline the viewer is invited to peel away layers of meaning to reveal the depth of interrelationships. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm Complete credits available at IMDb.com. |
| Format: | DVD ; PAL. ; Region free ; Aspect ratio: 4:3. |
| Audience: | Censorship classification (NZ): PG Parental Guidance Recommended for Younger Viewers. NOTE: Adult themes. |
| Production Credits: | Producer, director, script, Merata Mita ; photography, Graeme Cowley ; editor, Nicholas Beauman. |