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Heavenly Creatures - 1994


Wingnut Films/Fontana Film Productions - 98-108 min.
DVD UPC # 717951002976; 9398520268033

Cast: Melanie Lynsky, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent, Clive Merrison, Simon O'Connor.
Writers: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh; Production Design: Grant Major; Director of Photography: Alun Bollinger; Editor: Jamie Selkirk; Music: Peter Dasent; Producer: Jim Booth; Director: Peter Jackson.
A presentation of one of New Zealand's most notable murder cases involving two teenage schoolgirls who murdered one of their mothers. The two girls meet at school after one has arrived with her parents from England, and quickly develop a close, and sexual, relationship, which includes a shared fantasy world. When obstacles to their friendship are presented, by the mother, they see eliminating her as the solution. Excellent production values and photography. Additionally, unique special effects by the Peter Jackson crew brought this film to International attention and rave reviews. Highly recommended.

Censor Rating: GA - Review rating: A-

AVAILABILITY OF VHS OR DVD COPIES

New VHS PAL copies are available from the UK for about 6#. New VHS NTSC copies are available from numerous U.S. and Canadian sources from $10 - $15us. Used NTSC copies can be found for under $10us.
New R1 NTSC DVD are available for about $8us. R2 copies are about 12Eur. New R4 PAL DVD are available for about $20nz or $15au. Depending upon from which distributor or country the disc originates, the presentation may be either the original 2.35:1 or a 1.85:1 or even a 1.33:1 format. Most soundtracks are 2.0 surround dolby digital, but a couple are 5.1 dolby digital and in one case, a 5.1 DTS. Compare the technical differences at the DVD Compare site linked below.


SOUNDTRACK ON AUDIO CD

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REVIEWS

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Disability Films Review

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Dominic Corry review at TVNZ

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North & South Review

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"While there is some morphing and a whole range of special effects in Heavenly Creatures, it's not a special- effects movie. Certainly the other films I've made have been effects films and everybody talks about the effects in them. But I imagine most reviews of Heavenly Creatures won't even mention the effects. They are not that ostentatious or prominent. Most people won't even realise they are effects" - (Peter Jackson in, Cinema Papers, April 1994)

OFFLINE REVIEW SOURCES

Bulletin, v.116no.5955(Jan.24/31 1995)
Cinema papers, no.103(Mar.1995)
Guardian weekly, v.152no.8(Feb.19 1995)
Illusions, no.26(winter 1997)
Listener, v.145no.2844(Oct.15 1994)
New statesman & society, 10 Feb., 1995
New Yorker, Nov.21, 1994
New Zealand herald, Oct.14, 1994
North and south, Oct.1994
Quote, unquote, no.16(Oct.1994)
Rolling stone, issue 694(Nov.3 1994)
Sight and sound, v.5,issue 2(Feb.1995)
Sunday star-times, Oct.9, 1994
Time, 1994no.51(Dec.19)


TRAILER AND OTHER TITLE RELATED LINKS

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AWARDS

1994 - Toronto International Film Festival - Metro Media Award
1994 - Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion
1995 - Gerandmer Film Festival - Grand Prize
1995 - New Zealand Film Awards - Best Director; Best Actress: Melenie Lynsky; Best Supporting Actress: Sarah Peirse; Best Foreign Performer: Kate Winslet; Best Screenplay; Best Editing; Best Design; Best Cinematography; Best Soundtrack; Best Film Score.
1996 - London Film Critics Circle - ALES Awards to British Actress of the Year: Kate Winslet and Director of the Year: Peter Jackson.


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