Middle Age Spread
Based on the 1977 play by Roger Hall, Middle Age Spread centres on Colin, the deputy principal of a city high school. At home his wife Elizabeth has settled into the role of an increasingly disinterested partner. As the film begins, she’s giving a dinner party to which four friends have been invited. Flashbacks throughout the film reveal the secrets of all the dinner guests, most importantly the slow-growing love affair between Colin and Judy, a teacher at Colin’s school.
The feature debut from director John Reid (Carry Me Back), as well as the debut of cinematographer Alun Bollinger (Goodbye Pork Pie), writer Keith Aberdein (Utu) and editor Mike Horton (Once Were Warriors).
Cast
Grant Tilly (Colin) , Dorothy McKegg (Elizabeth) , Donna Akersten (Judy) , Peter Sumner (Reg) , Bridget Armstrong (Isobel) , Bevan Wilson (Robert)
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Language
English
Country
New Zealand
