Heavenly Creatures (1994)
- Directed by
- Peter Jackson
- Cast
- Ming Dao, Li Man, Xu Xi Yan, Kou Shi Xun, Luo Jin, Zhu Xiao Yu, Pu Chao Ying, Shu Yao Xuan
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, crime film, LGBTQ-related film, thriller film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- New Zealand, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1,043 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film is about two teenage girls in 1950s New Zealand who form an intense friendship. Their bond grows so powerful that it leads them to plan a murder together.
intimateintensemelancholicdreamlikeunsettlingslow-burnvisually lushcerebral
What happens
Heavenly Creatures is a 1994 New Zealand biographical crime drama film directed by Peter Jackson, from a screenplay he co-wrote with his partner, Fran Walsh. It stars Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet in their feature film debuts, with Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent, Clive Merrison, and Simon O'Connor in supporting roles. Based on the notorious Parker–Hulme murder case, Heavenly Creatures examines the relationship between two teenage girls—Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme—which culminates in the premeditated killing of Parker's mother. The story's events span the period from the girls' first meeting in 1952 to the carrying out of the crime, which took place in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 June 1954. Heavenly Creatures debuted at the Venice Film Festival in September 1994, where it was awarded the Silver Lion. It went on to receive widespread critical acclaim, becoming one of the best-received films of that year. Reviewers praised most aspects of the production, with particular attention given to the work of the previously unknown Lynskey and Winslet, as well as Jackson's directing. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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