She wanted glamour. Reality had other plans.
Constance is a bored, movie-loving schoolteacher in post-WW2 New Zealand who begins to fantasize that she's a Hollywood star - with tragic consequences.
Acting
Donogh Rees carries delusion and dignity simultaneously.
Direction
Morrison blurs fantasy and reality with surgical precision.
Director
Bruce Morrison
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Bruce Morrison was primarily a TV director; this remains his rare theatrical feature.
The film quietly critiques 1940s New Zealand's cultural isolation from global cinema — Constance's Hollywood obsession reflects a nation's longing.
US
NZ
