Bread and Roses (1993 film)
| Bread and Roses | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gaylene Preston |
| Written by | Graeme Tetley Gaylene Preston |
| Based on | Sonja Davies autobiography |
| Produced by | Robin Laing |
| Starring | Geneviève Picot Mick Rose Perry Piercy |
| Cinematography | Alun Bollinger |
| Edited by | Paul Sutorius |
| Music by | John Charles |
Production company | Preston*Laing Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 195 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $NZ 3 million |
Bread and Roses is a 1993 biographical film showing significant episodes in the political life of socialist and feminist Sonja Davies, based on her autobiography of the same name.[1] She is portrayed from her early years to her election to the Nelson Hospital Board.[2] Made as a Suffrage Year tribute to the women of New Zealand.[2] Helen Martin says the film is fascinating as a social history, showing her empathy with working class women.[1] The film was shown on television in four episodes in October 1993.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Geneviève Picot as Sonya Davies
- Perry Piercy as Megaphone Woman
- Donna Akersten as Mrs Mackersey (Sonja's mother)
- Doug Aston as Vern (rural driver)
- Jo Briant as Barbara
- Eddie Campbell as Dr Wilson (tuberculosis doctor)
- Sarah Cathie as Penny (as young child)
- Janet Fisher as Ruth Page (railways protest leader)
- Raymond Hawthorne as Mr Mackersey (Sonja's father)
- Emma Hazlewood as Penny (as child)
- Theresa Healey as Peggy
- Ralph Johnson as Inspector Thompson
- Ross Jolly as Dr Speedie (visiting medical inspector)
- Francis Kewene as Maisie
- William Kircher as Stan Whitehead
- Barbara Laurenson as Home Nurse (Wellington)
- Glyn Mabbitt as Foreman at railway station
- Larissa Matheson as Dot
- Carmel McGlone as Maternity nurse, as Sonja's maternity nurse
- David McKenzie as Magistrate
- Mandy McMullin as Lyn (railways protester)
- Katherine McRae as Syd
- Joanne Mildenhall as Anne (railways protester)
- Helen Moulder as Miss Grant (visiting medical inspector)
- Meredith Parker as Young Sonja
- Emily Perkins as Joan
- Vivienne Plumb as Unhelpful Post Office Clerk
- Kathryn Rawlings as Les Barlett (railways protester)
- Tina Regtien as Con (friend of Sonja)
- Mick Rose as Charlie
- Joanne Simpson as Pregnant Woman (Mrs Jeffers)
- Carol Smith as Cath
- David Telford as Superintendent Carron
- Erik Thomson as Red
- William Walker as Wally
- Susan Wilson as Head Nurse (Ōtaki)
- Mark Wright as Mr Jeffers
- Francis Bell as Dr Alexander (Unsympathetic Medical Superintendent)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. p. 169. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Bread and Roses". NZ On Screen. 1993. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- Bread and Roses at IMDb
- Bread and Roses at NZ Film Archive
- Bread and Roses at NZonScreen (with video extracts)
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