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A rare and early case of a Kiwi play being adapted for the big screen, Middle Age Spread asks whether adultery is inevitable (or whether the adulterers will inevitably be found out). Grant Tilly stars as a philandering teacher fearing a future of stress, decay and marital dissatisfaction. Roger Hall's acclaimed middle-aged comedy was adapted in the first flush of the Kiwi film renaissance, and marks the feature debut of many talents: director John Reid, cinematographer Alun Bollinger, writer Keith Aberdein, editor Mike Horton, and composer Stephen McCurdy.

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 Rob

Rob

So cool. Great
play and well shot film. A NZ classic that is still very relevant today.

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Quotes

All your jogging doesn't seem to have done much good. 
Well we don't talk much, except who's got the car keys, things like that. I mean we know each others opinions on everything by now. 
Well here's to a night of wit and reason.