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Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.
Language
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue $3,049,135
English
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue $3,049,135
Keywords
mother
obsession
literature
christchurch
based on true story
love
friends
murder
relationship
1950s
romantic
tragic
Casts
Melanie Lynskey
Pauline Parker
Kate Winslet
Juliet Hulme
Sarah Peirse
Honorah Parker Rieper
Diana Kent
Hilda Hulme
Clive Merrison
Dr. Henry Hulme
Simon O'Connor
Herbert Rieper
Jed Brophy
John / Nicholas
Peter Elliott
Bill Perry
Gilbert Goldie
Dr. Bennett
Geoffrey Heath
Rev. Norris
Kirsti Ferry
Wendy
Ben Skjellerup
Jonathan Hulme
Darien Takle
Miss Stewart
Elizabeth Moody
Miss Waller
Liz Mullane
Mrs. Collins
Moreen Eason
Mrs. Stevens
Pearl Carpenter
Mrs. Zwartz
Lou Dobson
Grandma Parker
Jesse Griffin
Laurie
Glen Drake
Steve
Nic Farra
Boarder
Chris Clarkson
Boarder
Ray Henwood
Professor
John Nicoll
Professor
Michael Maxwell
Professor
Raewyn Pelham
Laura
Toni Jones
Agnes Ritchie
Glenys Lloyd-Smith
Miss Digby
Wendy Watson
Mrs. Bennett
Jean Guérin
Orson Welles
Stephen Reilly
Mario Lanza
Andrea Sanders
Diello
Ben Fransham
Charles
Jessica Bradley
Pauline 5 Years
Alex Shirtcliffe-Scott
Juliet 5 Years
Barry Thomson
Farmer / Policeman
Peter Jackson
Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)
Crews
Peter Jackson
Director
Peter Dasent
Original Music Composer
Jamie Selkirk
Editor
Jim Booth
Producer
Fran Walsh
Screenplay
Alun Bollinger
Director of Photography
Peter Jackson
Screenplay
Meryl Cronin
Set Dresser
Jamie Selkirk
Post Production Supervisor
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
Cheryl Newton
Wigmaker
Liz Mullane
Casting
Marjory Hamlin
Makeup Supervisor
Deb Watson
Makeup & Hair
Graham Thompson
Unit Manager
Grant Major
Production Design
Honor Byrne
Production Manager
Jill Cormack
Art Direction
Bridget Bourke
Line Producer
Hanno Huth
Executive Producer
Peter Jackson
Co-Producer
Brian Scadden
Visual Effects
Backdrops & Posters
