In this tale of an English servant woman doing it hard down under, Lizzie (Sarah Peirse, who won a Feltex) finds herself trapped on a rundown Canterbury sheep farm alongside three men: one mean, one silent, and one simple-minded (Bruno Lawrence, who Lizzie first meets in this excerpt). Directed by David Blyth between his edgy debut Angel Mine and splatter-fest Death Warmed Up, the pioneer tale was written by English author Elizabeth Gowans. Newbie scribe Fran Walsh later extended the film to tele-movie length, from its original incarnation as A Woman of Good Character.
I want a life.– Lizzie (Sarah Peirse)
Filmcraft
Made with the assistance of Television New Zelaand, New Zealand Film Commission and the National Film Unit
Presented with thanks to the New Zealand Film Heritage Trust – Te Puna Ataata
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