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Constance

Constance

Falling in love again, never wanted to ...

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

30 May 1985

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Donogh Rees

Donogh Rees

Constance

Hester Joyce

Hester Joyce

Noeline

Dana Purkis

Dana Purkis

Young Constance

Martin Vaughan

Martin Vaughan

Alexander Elsworthy

Judie Douglass

Judie Douglass

Sylvia Elsworthy

Graham Harvey

Graham Harvey

Errol Barr

Donald MacDonald

Donald MacDonald

John Munroe

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