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- Title
- The Grass is Greener - Sam Neill
- Content partner
- NZ On Screen
- Collection
- NZ On Screen
- Description
In 1979, Australian director Gillian Armstrong's movie My Brilliant Career introduced Sam Neill to a global audience, and his career took off. In this show about Kiwis crossing the ditch, Neill describes his career switch from making films at the National Film Unit to becoming a full-time actor. Neill's love for the Otago landscape of his childhood means New Zealand will always be home for the Irish-born performer. Neill chats in-between filming scenes for Aussie comedy-drama Death in Brunswi...
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 1991
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-grass-is-greener-sam-neill-1991
- Related subjects
- acting / death in brunswick / my brilliant career / evil angels / michael chamberlain / sleeping dogs / new zealand / timothy west / meryl streep / plenty / rachel ward / the umbrella woman / cad / attractive / hotel / scripts / gregory peck / otago / southern landscape / northern irish / chinese new year / melbourne / shearers quarters / rural / fly fishing / lake / national film unit / red mole / roger donaldson / ian mune / smith's dream / karl stead / michael seresin / gillian armstrong / afi / awards / travel / homesick / make up / career / opportunities / 1991 / labour government / neo liberal revolution / architecture / greed / kiwi traits / acting craft / fred schepisi / chinatown / noriko watanbe / judy davis / uluru / education / falling standards / political disappointment / ancestry / sex appeal / australia / australian cinema / australian film / film set / fishing / a cry in the dark / robbery under arms / umbrella woman / night shoot / james mason / labour party
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