Smash Palace

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Smash Palace is a 1981 New Zealand drama film directed by Roger Donaldson, known for its intense character study and portrayal of a disintegrating marriage in a rural setting.

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instanceOf New Zealand film
drama film
film
cinematographyBy Chris Menges NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin New Zealand
director Roger Donaldson NERFINISHED
directorCareerMilestone early feature film by Roger Donaldson
distributor New Zealand Film Commission NERFINISHED
editedBy Michael Horton NERFINISHED
filmFormat feature film
filmingLocation North Island, New Zealand NERFINISHED
genre drama
psychological drama
hasAlternativeClassification art-house film
hasCinematicStyle realist drama
hasConflictType marital conflict
parent–child conflict
hasCriticalReception critically acclaimed
hasFilmTechnique location shooting
naturalistic acting style
hasInfluenceOn New Zealand cinema of the 1980s
hasSubject auto racing
family breakdown
kidnapping
language English
mainCharacter Al Shaw NERFINISHED
Georgie Shaw NERFINISHED
Jacqui Shaw NERFINISHED
mainTheme custody conflict
disintegrating marriage
obsession NERFINISHED
musicBy Jonathan Crayford NERFINISHED
notableFor depiction of rural New Zealand life
intense character study
portrayal of a disintegrating marriage
producer Don Blakeney NERFINISHED
productionCompany Aardvark Films NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1981
releaseYear 1981
runtime approximately 108 minutes
screenwriter Roger Donaldson NERFINISHED
setting rural New Zealand
starring Anna Jemison NERFINISHED
Bruno Lawrence NERFINISHED
Greer Robson NERFINISHED
Keith Aberdein NERFINISHED

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Roger Donaldson notableWork Smash Palace
Roger Donaldson directed Smash Palace