War Stories

What is discovered in these stories is emotion that has been long repressed in pain, smothered in shame, or disregarded as insignificantly personal in the context of the international disaster of war. The film begins with a tale that is almost...
New Zealand Production
Feature 1995 Documentary 91.00 minutes
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Seven New Zealand women tell the untold stories of their lives during the Second World War One at a time, with minimum editorial interruption, seven elderly women face the camera and speak about the impact on their lives of World War II. There are newsreel clips and vivid contributions from the story-tellers' photo albums but what renders these War Stories enthralling is the more fundamental allure of revelation stacked upon revelation. Tales that lead us with such plain assurance to the storyteller's heartfelt truth make spellbound children of us all.
Toronto, Audience Award, Best Film
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Gaylene Preston

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Gaylene Preston

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Gaylene Preston

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Robin Laing

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