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