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This feature film tells the story of writer and educator Sylvia Ashton-Warner as she forges her visionary philosophy of “organic teaching” while teaching Māori children at an isolated school with her husband in the 1940s. Taking in romance and struggle, Michael Firth’s portrait was widely praised: Village Voice named it one of the 10 best films of 1985 and critic Andrew Sarris gushed: “the intensely interacting performances of the four principals is nothing short of breathtaking”. The film is based on Ashton-Warner’s books Teacher and I Passed This Way.
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Television, 1978 (Full Length)
A full length interview with Sylvia Aston-Warner
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1986 National Mutual GOFTA Awards
Best Female Performance in a Supporting Role: Mary Regan
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Tu Matthews
Posted at 11.50PM - 13.04.2014
Cast member: child in headmaster room. Front row blue dress and plats. Would be great to see the others from the beautiful film. Had a blast back then..would love to look for others who remember this.