Draft:Uenuku (film)

Uenuku
Uenuku
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	1974;
Running time	37 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	Māori

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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 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.

External links[edit]

Uenuku at IMDb

[NZOS-1] "Uenuku". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1974. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[VUW-2] "Uenuku and the Mist Maid". Victoria University of Wellington. 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[NZF-3] 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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