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Biographer Michael King takes us through the life of pioneering writer Frank Sargeson; from puritanical parents to self-discovery in London, through to decades encouraging an emerging tide of New Zealand writers. The documentary’s most priceless moments are the tales told when four of those writers return to Sargeson’s fabled fibrolite bach, in Takapuna. Kevin Ireland calls it an “oasis, this marvellous place where books ruled supreme”. Sargeson’s purposefuly minimalistic writing style, the doco argues, helped NZ literature find its own voice.
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Television, 1982 (Full Length)
Docu-drama about another legendary Kiwi writer
Television, 1986 (Full Length)
Documentary about another great NZ writer
Television, 2002 (Full Length)
Features Sargeson's early life in Welington
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David Cade | website
Posted at 03.50AM - 01.10.2010
This is a documentary which really does give great insight into Frank Sargeson, the man, largely on account of it consisting of so many vivid and telling recollections from those who knew him closely.