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- Cliff Curtis: On his classic NZ movie roles...
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From playing a human mule in The Piano, a dandy in Desperate Remedies and the hated Uncle Bully in Once Were Warriors, actor Cliff Curtis has appeared in a number of classic Kiwi movies. Curtis won acclaim and awards after starring as troubled chess champ Genesis Potini in The Dark Horse. He has also forged a busy international acting career, and moved into producing, out of a desire to make Māori stories. In this ScreenTalk, Curtis talks about: Playing a minor Māori character in The Piano ...
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- cliff curtis / once were warriors / river queen / the dark horse / actor / desperate remedies / the piano / jane campion / vincent ward / whale rider / anna paquin / tom hern / maori / james napier robertson / whenua films / producer / sam neill / harvey keitel / confident / distant approach / keisha castle-hughes / hope / problematic / defining moment / weight gain / pitching idea / physicality / change for role / acting
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