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The trailer from this feature film
Excerpt 1 from this feature film
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The making of this feature film
Actor Rawiri Paratene - Interview
Director Rose Riddell - Interview
Cinematographer Thomas Burstyn - Interview
Actor Sara Wiseman - Interview
Writer and producer Mike Riddell - Interview
Actor Ian Mune - Interview
The Insatiable Moon
Film (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras) – 2010
The Insatiable Moon is the tale of a man with nothing but wisdom, joy and possibly a direct line to God. Arthur (Rawiri Paratene) wanders the streets of Ponsonby, where he finds perfection (Sara Wiseman) just as his community of boarding house friends faces threat. Producer Mike Riddell first wrote The Insatiable Moon as a 1997 novel, inspired by people he met while he was a clergyman in Ponsonby. The film’s extended development almost saw it made in England with Timothy Spall — before finally coming home, "on half a shoestring and a heap of passion".
...an irresistibly winning mix of pathos, humour (sly, whimsical and sometimes riotous) and something close to wonder.– Reviewer Peter Calder, in The NZ Herald
Key Cast & Crew
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Produced by
The Insatiable Moon
Acknowledgements
In memory of Mary McKearney
Music
Soundtrack composed by Neville Copland. Includes samples of traditional Māori music by Richard Nunns
'The Sound' (opening track) written and performed by Luke Hurley
'Arnold Brooker' written and performed by Mahinarangi Tocker
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