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Vigil - 1984




John Maynard Productions - 90 min.
DVD UPC # 9322225021372

Cast: Bill Kerr, Fiona Kay. Frank Whitten, Gordon Shields, Penelope Stewart.
Crew: Screenplay: Vincent Ward, Graham Tetle; Photography: Alun Bollinger; Editor: Simon Reece; Music: Jack Body; Producer: John Maynard; Director: Vincent Ward.
Toss, a solitary girl, living in an isolated mist and rain soaked rural valley (Mt. Messenger - northeastern Taranaki), whose reality is hardly less haunting than her fantasies. When Toss's father dies in an accident, Ethan, an itinerant hunter, wanders onto the family farm and is given a job by her grandfather. Toss's fairly innocent relationship with Ethan is severed when he forms a relationship with her mother. The young girl seems to mature quickly, with her fantasies growing increasingly malevolent. First New Zealand film selected to screen In Competition at Cannes. Put this on your "must see" list.

Censor Rating: PG - Review Rating: B

AVAILABILITY OF VHS OR DVD COPIES

New PAL VHS copies will cost about $40nz or 10# in the UK. New NTSC copies should be under $20us. Expect used to sell for about 50% of new. R4 DVDs are available from Australian sources for about $29au. DVDs are available from NZ sources for about $40nz. In addition to the basics, the DVD also contains two early Ward short films: 'A State Of Siege' and ' In Spring One Plants Alone'; a photo stills gallery; trailers of various Vicent Ward films.
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SOUNDTRACK ON AUDIO CD

No known soundtrack CDs of this title.

Link to soundtrack sample download


REVIEWS

Time Out Review

New Zealand Film Archive Info and Reviews

Michaeldvd Region 4 Reviews

Washington Post Review

Four Word Film Review

"As a child growing up on a farm, you are alone for long periods of time. You invent imaginary worlds. Vigil is precisely that: the story of a solitary child who watches, fantasises and dreams. The fragments of reality she perceives are put together according to her own logic". - (Vincent Ward quoted from unknown source)

Vigil premiered in Cannes in 1984, as an official entry in the Cannes Film Festival competition, and had its cinema release in New Zealand in 1985.

AWARDS & TRAILER

Official Trailer

1986 - New Zealand Film Awards - Best Original Screenplay; Cinematography; Production Design.
1985 - Best Film, Imag Fic Festival - Spain
1984 - Voted Most Popular Film, Prades Film Festival - France.


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