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In Gaylene Preston's moving documentary, seven elderly women recall their personal experiences of World War II. Their intimate, unadorned stories are filmed talking-heads style, interspersed with personal photographs and period newsreel clips. From tragic love stories to long-suppressed revelations of sex and death, War Stories is a richly revealing touchstone of New Zealand history. It received international acclaim, Kevin Thomas in the LA Times enthused that Preston takes "a simple idea and turns it into a rich, universal experience".
The idea for War Stories germinated in about 1986, according to director Gaylene Preston, when she noticed her mother's eyes go misty listening to ‘As Time Goes By', the ...
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Brenda Leeuwenberg
Posted at 03.47PM - 05.05.2010
Just below and to the right of the player (above) you'll see a tab that says "BUY IT" - there are a few links in there to places you can buy the DVD.
Enjoy!