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 The Elysian Bus
 How to Drown
 Monkey Tale
 New Zealand Grand Prix
 Such A Stupid Way To Die
 Beatnik

Synopsis

Shot in black and white (by Terry King and future Harry Potter cinematographer Michael Seresin), this early Tony Williams directorial effort answers its road safety instructional mandate with style. A jazzy soundtrack scores the setting up of a literal ‘lives collide’ plot. Two lovers go rambling; a gallerist in a goatee takes photos on a car trip, a beau takes his girl for a Wellington coastal drive, a musical duo drive from a 2ZB recording session ... all the while emergency room flash-forwards are intercut and the clock ticks as basic road safety lessons are ignored.

Credits (8)

 Tony Williams

Tony Williams
Director

 John O'Shea

John O'Shea
Writer, Producer

 Robin Maconie

Robin Maconie
Composer

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Comments (1)

 Des Lawlor

Des Lawlor

Posted at 09.25PM - 22.03.2012

Fabulous film of the times.

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Pacific Films

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 Monkey Tale

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Short Film, 1952 (Full Length)

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Such A Stupid Way To Die

Short Film, 1971 (Full Length)

Another instructional film that takes stylistic risks

 New Zealand Grand Prix

New Zealand Grand Prix

Short Film, 1961 (Full Length)

More stylish 60s driving

 Beatnik

Beatnik

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More beatniks

 How to Drown

How to Drown

Short Film, 1951 (Full Length)

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 She's Racing

She's Racing

Short Film, 2000 (Full Length)

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 The Tony Williams Collection

The Tony Williams Collection

Curated by NZ On Screen Team
Added 17 November 2010

Quotes

In a film you can turn back the clock ... the characters can have a second chance, but in life you can’t turn back the clock. 

– Narrator