Melanie Lynskey

Kate Winslet

Sarah Peirse

Diana Kent

Clive Merrison

Simon O'Connor

Jed Brophy

Peter Elliott

Gilbert Goldie

Geoffrey Heath

Kirsti Ferry

Ben Skjellerup

Darien Takle

Elizabeth Moody

Liz Mullane

Moreen Eason

Pearl Carpenter

Lou Dobson

Jesse Griffin

Glen Drake

Nic Farra

Chris Clarkson

Ray Henwood

John Nicoll

Michael Maxwell

Raewyn Pelham

Toni Jones

Glenys Lloyd-Smith

Wendy Watson

Jean Guérin

Stephen Reilly

Andrea Sanders

Ben Fransham

Jessica Bradley

Alex Shirtcliffe-Scott

Barry Thomson

Peter Jackson

Jim Booth

Fran Walsh

Peter Dasent

Alun Bollinger

Jamie Selkirk

Meryl Cronin

Grant Major

Jill Cormack

Ngila Dickson

Marjory Hamlin

Cheryl Newton

Deb Watson

Honor Byrne

Graham Thompson

Bridget Bourke

Hanno Huth

Brian Scadden

Drama

Fantasy

Heavenly Creatures

Miramax

WingNut Films

New Zealand Film Commission

Fontana Productions

New Zealand

English

mother

obsession

literature

christchurch

based on true story

love

friends

murder

relationship

1950s

romantic

tragic

Should be required viewing in Parenting 101 courses. And also for anyone who thinks conversion therapy for gender issues is the solution.

This film was the first jewel in the crown of Peter Jackson, a truly creative director, with clear vision. We're not worthy.

Filipe Manuel Neto

**An excellent film that shows the talent of Peter Jackson and the strength and commitment of a magnificent duo of young actresses.**

I really liked this film. Like the overwhelming majority of people, I didn't know about the real crime behind the story of this film, where the friendship between two teenagers turns into a sexual and romantic obsession and leads the two young women to kill the mother of one of them, in hope that they can run away or stay together.

Directed by Peter Jackson, still a long way from dreaming that he would be as successful as “The Lord of the Rings”, the film is excellent and does a great job in terms of recreating the events and psychology of the two central characters. Of course, according to what I've read, the facts are not entirely clear as to the nature of the relationship the two girls had, but it seems quite clear that, at the very least, there was a very strong obsession between them and a certain dissociation from reality. , through the creation of a fantasy alternative world that functioned as an escape. The film shows us this clearly and manages to maintain a certain ambiguity where it seems most necessary.

This was the debut film for young Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynksey. None of them seem exactly like newcomers or inexperienced in the cinematographic art, which can only be a revealing parameter of talent, and of the great qualities that both have revealed since then, most especially Winslet, who has dedicated more time to cinema and achieved a different level of recognition. In addition to them, we also have the excellent performances by Sarah Peirse, Clive Morrison and Diana Kent, in the role of three of the paternal figures.

Technically, the film doesn't have any major problems. The pace is ideal, there are no dead moments or situations that seem to be too much or to have been stilted, and the editing is very good and well executed. The cinematography is excellent, with great color and light, particularly in the fantasy scenes, where we enter the fantastic world that these young women created for themselves. The sets are good and, together with the costumes, recreate the period portrayed with verisimilitude. The filming locations are magnificent, very well selected and used. The soundtrack is equally good.

Chandler Danier

I had no idea what this story was about. I had no idea what these girls were about. Great to put it all together and shocking to see them carry it out. And it happened. And one is an author...crazy. This is so crazy.

The camera sure does lots of moves.

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