Writer/director Paul Maunder's second drama after his award-winning Going Up North for a While is a portrait of a woman's mental health crisis. In part one Julie (Denise Maunder) is haunted by her birth mother's breakdown. Her inner monologue narrates events; Julie hopes marriage and a job will "cure" her, and falls pregnant. After a traumatic delivery, she suffers an acute episode and is admitted into care. Part two takes place in a psychiatric hospital where drugs, electroconvulsive therapy and art therapy were standard treatments at the time. Maunder undertook research at Auckland's Kingseat psychiatric hospital.
Title | One of Those People that Live in the World |
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Year | 1974 |
Genre | Drama, TV Movie |
Country | |
Studio | The National Film Unit |
Cast | Lisa Aitken, Donna Akersten, John Anderson, Gael Anderson, Anne Batt, Jean Betts |
Crew | Paul Maunder (Writer), Paul Maunder (Director), Bayly Watson (Camera Production Assistant), David H. Fowler (Producer), David Dryden (Camera Operator), Dan Reynolds (Sound) |
Keyword | art therapy |
Release | Oct 14, 1974 |
Runtime | 70 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |