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Crossing The Equator
Charles Aubrey Ashford takes ship to New Zealand for a new start in life. He makes some acquaintances on the way over, including pretty Tui Fryer and her brother, Moatoa Doughty -- great name, isn't it? -- Soon Ashford has a job managing the farm of a lovely old brother and sister, just a few minutes' drive from the siblings. He starts to feel deeper emotions for Miss Fryer, but a shadow hangs over him.
The actual story part of this one-hour movie takes up about ten minutes, and could have been disposed of in less than one had anyone cared to actually say what was going on. On the other hand, this is a fine travelogue, beginning with the ceremony for a ship crossing the equator, then long sequences of touring New Zealand: not just its natural beauty, and shots of pretty girls feeding lambs with baby bottles, and playing with puppies, but waterfalls, cloud-capped mountains, and of a pool of trout, seemingly hundreds of them, and not just fry, but pounds and pounds of fish. There is also society, and by that is meant, in the 1920s, English society.
As a story film, it's not worth it. But New Zealand sure is pretty.
The actual story part of this one-hour movie takes up about ten minutes, and could have been disposed of in less than one had anyone cared to actually say what was going on. On the other hand, this is a fine travelogue, beginning with the ceremony for a ship crossing the equator, then long sequences of touring New Zealand: not just its natural beauty, and shots of pretty girls feeding lambs with baby bottles, and playing with puppies, but waterfalls, cloud-capped mountains, and of a pool of trout, seemingly hundreds of them, and not just fry, but pounds and pounds of fish. There is also society, and by that is meant, in the 1920s, English society.
As a story film, it's not worth it. But New Zealand sure is pretty.
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- boblipton
- Mar 3, 2023
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