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The Price of Milk

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.7K
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The Price of Milk (2000)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
Lucinda, Rob and their 117 cows lead a charmed existence in a magic land. He milks, she's the honey. But Lucinda is worried that their happiness cannot last. She tests their love with a game... Read allLucinda, Rob and their 117 cows lead a charmed existence in a magic land. He milks, she's the honey. But Lucinda is worried that their happiness cannot last. She tests their love with a game of sabotage that threatens to curdle everything.Lucinda, Rob and their 117 cows lead a charmed existence in a magic land. He milks, she's the honey. But Lucinda is worried that their happiness cannot last. She tests their love with a game of sabotage that threatens to curdle everything.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Harry Sinclair
  • Writer
    • Harry Sinclair
  • Stars
    • Danielle Cormack
    • Karl Urban
    • Willa O'Neill
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  • Director
    • Harry Sinclair
  • Writer
    • Harry Sinclair
  • Stars
    • Danielle Cormack
    • Karl Urban
    • Willa O'Neill
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    • 39User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Danielle Cormack
    Danielle Cormack
    • Lucindaas Lucinda
    Karl Urban
    Karl Urban
    • Robas Rob
    Willa O'Neill
    Willa O'Neill
    • Drosophilaas Drosophila
    Michael Lawrence
    • Bernieas Bernie
    Rangi Motu
    • Auntieas Auntie
    Lawrence Makoare
    Lawrence Makoare
    • Nephewas Nephew
    Chris Graham
    Chris Graham
    • Nephewas Nephew
    Ray Bishop
    • Nephewas Nephew
    Toi Iti
    • Nephewas Nephew
    Bobby Tau
    • Additional golferas Additional golfer
    Luke Hiki
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    Michael Sweeney
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    Tahuna Minhinnick
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    Hiku Minhinnick
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    Karaka Taupa
    • Additional golferas Additional golfer
    Louis King
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    Wairere Iti
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    Rajeev Varma
    Rajeev Varma
    • Marriage Celebrantas Marriage Celebrant
    • Director
      • Harry Sinclair
    • Writer
      • Harry Sinclair
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    • Trivia
      Director Harry Sinclair was inspired to make this film when he heard the music of Russian composer Anatol Liadov playing on the radio while scouting the New Zealand countryside.
    • Goofs
      Early in the film, while Lucinda is chopping wood, you hear the chop of the axe before she completes her swing.
    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are embroidered on the couple's quilt, which moves as they sleep under it to reveal the names of cast and crew.
    • Soundtracks
      The Enchanted Lake, Op.56
      Music by Anatol Liadov

    User reviews39

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    Top review
    Lactating
    One of the warmest worlds I visit is the expanded world of Spanish extrareality. It is supported by a whole class of intelligent artists. Though it is potentially rich we usually have this world delivered in order to surround sex in some way not usually available.

    I find myself wishing for other filmmakers to use this -- what is usually called magical realism -- in different ways.

    Hal Hartley, Atom Egoyan, Guy Maddin, even early Cronenberg Maddin made me hope that a Canadian tradition would sustain a second tradition, one with more powerful emotional abstractions not so dependent on genitals.

    Here in New Zealand films, I may have discovered another possible home for my constructive retreats.

    This little film tries all sorts of magical things. That they often are unsuccessful and often have no connective logic makes them more attractive, more engaging. All the magic here is cinematic, every device.

    Three shots were pretty memorable. One had a long red silk fabric train while our actress walked diagonally across the bright green hill we were by then familiar with. One was when we re-enter the world of physical touch that we had hoped for. Her hand appears from nowhere to caress his head. Very rewarding.

    The third is of a different order. I won't describe it in detail but it is the payoff, built up through many images. It is of a young woman reaching for the shod foot of a toddler sticking out of a cloud and not quite reachable. Its really quite lovely.

    The woman in question is truly a striking actress, Danielle Cormack, who seems to limit herself to local indie films and stupid TeeVee. Well, she is one of the best mouth actresses I have seen.

    I really liked this. It seems to be a voyage through womanhood for men, and I learned.

    Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.
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    • tedg
    • Aug 31, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 2001 (New Zealand)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El precio de la leche
    • Filming locations
      • Awhitu, Franklin District, Auckland Region, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • John Swimmer Productions
      • New Zealand Film Commission
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $111,124
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,027
      • Feb 18, 2001
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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