In Spring One Plants Alone

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 31, 1980

Original language

English

Countries

New Zealand

Production

Vincent Ward Films

Director

Vincent Ward

Cinematography

Leon Narbey,Alun Bollinger

Music

Jack Body

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2658798