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 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin New Zealand ⓘ
director Roger Donaldson ⓘ
directorCareerMilestone early feature film by Roger Donaldson ⓘ
distributor New Zealand Film Commission ⓘ
editedBy Michael Horton ⓘ
linked to: Michael J. Horton
filmFormat feature film ⓘ
filmingLocation North Island, New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: North Island
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 ⓘ
Georgie Shaw ⓘ
Jacqui Shaw ⓘ
mainTheme custody conflict ⓘ
disintegrating marriage ⓘ
obsession ⓘ
musicBy Jonathan Crayford ⓘ
notableFor depiction of rural New Zealand life ⓘ
intense character study ⓘ
portrayal of a disintegrating marriage ⓘ
producer Don Blakeney ⓘ
productionCompany Aardvark Films ⓘ
publicationDate 1981 ⓘ
releaseYear 1981 ⓘ
runtime approximately 108 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Roger Donaldson ⓘ
setting rural New Zealand ⓘ
starring Anna Jemison ⓘ
Bruno Lawrence ⓘ
Greer Robson ⓘ
Keith Aberdein ⓘ

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Roger Donaldson → notableWork → Smash Palace ⓘ
Roger Donaldson → directed → Smash Palace ⓘ