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The Road to Jerusalem

Television (Full Length) – 1997

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Readings from the poems of James K Baxter trace the poet's life through its various New Zealand locations, and provide a biographical voice in this extended documentary directed by Bruce Morrison (who wrote the script with Baxter expert Paul Millar). Baxter's family and friends discuss the man and his work, and the readings and beautifully-shot landscapes fill in the gaps. Morrison was named Best Documentary Director at the 1998 New Zealand TV Awards. The opening montage, describing "the chugging noise of masturbation from the bedrooms of the bourgeois" of Auckland, is seminal Baxter.

Key Cast & Crew

Paul Millar

Writer

Bruce Morrison

Director, Writer

William Grieve

Producer

Chris Burt

Sound

John Patrick

Sound

Keith Ballantyne

Composer

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Produced by

Morrison Grieve

Source

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Acknowledgements

Made with funding from NZ On Air

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Arts/Culture

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Profle of James K Baxter, Read NZ / Te Pou Muramura website