(In Spring One Plants Alone)

Content: This is the story of Puhi, an aged Maori woman and Niki, her fully grown but wholly dependent son. The world they occupy is not a world of large events but the rituals of everyday life, traditions and interdependence. “In Spring One Plants Alone” documents the minutiae of their very enclosed existence. Filmed over a period of one and a half years, it emerges as a rare, haunting and powerful portrayal of their life together. This is the story of their rituals and of their survival. The small and disconnected instances that we encounter form a lone vision of the rifts and the bond between an old woman and her disturbed son.

Countries:

New Zealand

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

43 minutes

Year:

1980

Directors:

Vincent Ward

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Production companies:

Vincent Ward Films

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Crews:

Director

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Editor