| Gone Up North for a While | |
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| Directed by | Paul Maunder |
| Written by | Paul Maunder |
| Produced by | Ron Bowie |
| Starring | Denise Maunder Paul Holmes |
| Cinematography | Lynton Diggle |
| Edited by | Sam Pillsbury |
| Production company | National Film Unit |
| Distributed by | New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation |
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| Running time | 37 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Gone Up North for a While is a 1972 New Zealand film directed by Paul Maunder.
Synopsis
Patricia Davis falls pregnant and goes against the advice of her family and unsympathetic welfare authorities by keeping her baby. This is followed by misery and hardship.
Cast
- Denise Maunder as Patricia Davis
- Marian Rowe as Nurse
- Paul Holmes as Boyfriend
- Grant Tilly as Doctor
- Jean Betts as Girlfriend
- Russell Duncan
- Anne England
- Dell King as Welfare officer
- Jacqui Jones
- Michael Haigh as Personnel officer
- Ngaire Horton as Woman
- Darien Takle as Nurse
- John Anderson
- Gael Anderson
- Bruce Briggs
- Jennifer Ward-Lealand as Child
- Conrad Lealand
Reviews
This film stirred up public debate for the Domestic Purposes Benefit for single mothers - "...is an important part of our screen history...". The film won the award for best drama and the arts at the 1973 Feltex Television Awards. It was shown at the 1974 Chicago International Film Festival.
References
- ^ "Gone up North for a While". NZ On Screen. Archives New Zealand. 1972. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- "Unmarried mothers". Papers Past. No. 32964, Vol CXII. The Press. 10 July 1972. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ACMI. "Gone up north for a while". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- "Before she was famous: Jennifer Ward-Lealand in Gone Up North for a While". Stuff. Stuff. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- "Films share TV award". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33155. 20 February 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links
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