Drama / Fantasy /

Score: 69.8%( 955 votes )

Overview: Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.

Cast:

Melanie Lynskey
Pauline Parker

Kate Winslet
Juliet Hulme

Sarah Peirse
Honorah Parker Rieper

Diana Kent
Hilda Hulme

Clive Merrison
Dr. Henry Hulme

Simon O'Connor
Herbert Rieper

Jed Brophy
John / Nicholas

Peter Elliott
Bill Perry

Gilbert Goldie
Dr. Bennett

Geoffrey Heath
Rev. Norris

Kirsti Ferry
Wendy

Ben Skjellerup
Jonathan Hulme

Darien Takle
Miss Stewart

Elizabeth Moody
Miss Waller

Liz Mullane
Mrs. Collins

Moreen Eason
Mrs. Stevens

Pearl Carpenter
Mrs. Zwartz

Lou Dobson
Grandma Parker

Jesse Griffin
Laurie

Glen Drake
Steve

Nic Farra
Boarder

Chris Clarkson
Boarder

Ray Henwood
Professor

John Nicoll
Professor

Michael Maxwell
Professor

Raewyn Pelham
Laura

Toni Jones
Agnes Ritchie

Glenys Lloyd-Smith
Miss Digby

Wendy Watson
Mrs. Bennett

Jean Guérin
Orson Welles

Stephen Reilly
Mario Lanza

Andrea Sanders
Diello

Ben Fransham
Charles

Jessica Bradley
Pauline 5 Years

Alex Shirtcliffe-Scott
Juliet 5 Years

Barry Thomson
Farmer / Policeman

Peter Jackson
Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)