Film Director:
Geoff Murphy (1938-2018)
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| https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/109064641/new-zealand-film-pioneer-geoff-murphy-dies |
Overview of their body of work:
Tank Busters (1970)
Uenuku (1974)
Percy the Policeman (1974)
Blerta (1976)
Wild Man (1977)
Dagg Day Afternoon (1977)
Goodbye Pork Pie (1980)
Utu (1983)
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Never say Die (1988)
Redking, White Knight (1989)
Young Guns 2: Blaze of Glory (1990)
Freejack (1992)
Blind Side (1993)
The Last Outlaw (1993
Under siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
Don't look back (1996)
The Magnificent Seven - Ghosts of the Confederacy (1998)
Fortress 2 (2000)
Race Against Time (2000)
Blerta Revisited (2001)
Spooked (2004)
Welcome to Paradise (2007)
Tales of Mystery and Imagination (2009)
How well was worked received in New Zealand?
According to the NZONSCREEN website, Geoff was a leading figure in the new wave of Kiwi filmmakers that emerged in the 1970's. He had a gift for action and comedy, which won him a wide audience. He directed three classics of the Kiwi film renaissance. Goodbye Pork Pie (1980) was considered to be New Zealand's first local Blockbuster.
How well was their worked received overseas?
He spent a decade in Hollywood after his movie The Quiet Earth (1986) which sold to around 80 countries and gained a cult following. It is also to note that his film Utu (1983) many reviewerers raved. Le Monde called it a "unique astonishing film" and Spectacular but intimate" and New Yorker critic Pauline Kael singled out a feeling of exaltation and spirituality" hovering over the film. Pork Pie sold to 32 countries.
Nominated for any awards?
Lifetime Achievement Award (2013) Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2014) New Years Honours
Honarary Doctorate in literature (2014) Massey University
References:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614276/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Murphy
https://www.nzonscreen.com/person/geoff-murphy/biography
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