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Angel Mine

Film (Trailer and Excerpts) – 1978

R18
Restricted

"I like to pull rabbits out of hats to surprise people". So said young director David Blyth, before unleashing Angel Mine. Inspired partly by the surrealism of Luis Buñuel, Blyth's inventive debut is one of a handful of Kiwi experimental feature films to win mainstream release. Featuring a whitebread suburban couple and their liberated alter egos, the film explores ideas of consumerism, sexuality, the media, and taboo-breaking. The film excited criticism from Patricia Bartlett, and a notorious addition to its R18 certificate: "contains punk cult material."

Key Cast & Crew

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John Earnshaw

Camera Operator, Cinematographer

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Jennifer Redford

As: The Woman

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Liz Mitchell

Wardrobe Supervisor, Costumes

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Derek Ward

As: The Man

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Warren Sellers

Producer, Production Manager

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David Blyth

Producer, Director, Writer

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Acknowledgements

Made with assistance from the Interim Film Commission and the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Counci.


Presented with thanks to the New Zealand Film Heritage Trust – Te Puna Ataata 

Music

Music performed by the Auckland Youth Orchestra, Charisma, and pianist Peter Kerin


Song 'Saturday Night Stay at Home' composed by Buster Stiggs, performed by Suburban Reptiles


 

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