Synopsis
American-born Anna Vorontosov teaches school in a remote, primitive section of northern New Zealand. Her experimental teaching methods have won her the love and affection of her pupils and their parents and the admiration of the unhappily married school inspector, Abercrombie. Her personal life, however, is less secure; frightened of love and sexually inhibited, she has always been aloof with men. Eager to break down this barrier is Englishman Paul Lathrope, a somewhat irrational and immature fellow teacher who aspires to be a singer. Though Anna is attracted to him, she refuses to submit to his advances.
Ratings
IMDb5/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer
- Charles WaltersDirector
- Ben MaddowScreenplay
Cast
- Shirley MacLaineAnna Vorontosov
- Laurence HarveyPaul Lathrope
- Jack HawkinsWilliam W.J. Abercrombie
- Nobu McCarthyWhareparita
- Ronald LongHeadmaster Reardon
- Norah HowardMrs. Cutter
- Juano HernándezChief Rauhuia
- Edmund VargasMatawhero (uncredited)
- Neil WoodwardMark Cutter (uncredited)
- Lisa SitjarHinewaka (uncredited)
- Alan RobertsSeven (uncredited)
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Themes
based on novel or bookculture clashsuicide attemptfrigiditynew zealandmaoriunrequited loveteachingteenage pregnancyspinsterfemale teacherillegitimacy