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  • Two Loves (1961)
  • Approved
    96 min | Drama
Two Loves (1961)
Approved
96 min | Drama

American Anna Vorontosov teaches in a rural school on New Zealand's North Island. Her class of younger students is comprised largely of Maoris. She feels that western methods are not the most appropriate in teaching her students, for who ...See moreAmerican Anna Vorontosov teaches in a rural school on New Zealand's North Island. Her class of younger students is comprised largely of Maoris. She feels that western methods are not the most appropriate in teaching her students, for who concepts such as "see Jane run" have no cultural context. She wants her students to "feel", from love to pain to joy, and as such her classes are outwardly disorganized and chaotic. Her livelihood is potentially threatened with the arrival of a new senior inspector of primary schools, a Brit name William Abercrombie. To make her classes seem more organized to Abercrombie, Anna enlists the help of one of the older students, fifteen year old Maori, Whareparita. Anna's students, including Whareparita, see her as their guardian angel. Anna's burgeoning friendship with Whareparita may show her that although she has her students' best interests at heart, she may also not fully understand the culture within which she now lives. Teaching is her life, which leaves no time for men, sex about which she has repressive views. These views affect her relationship with two very different men who fall in love with her. The first is fellow teacher, Paul Lathrope, a brash Brit. He is a lost soul with self-destructive tendencies. The second is married Abercrombie himself, whose marriage is albeit unsatisfying and long-distance. Written by Huggo See less
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Ben Maddow (screenplay) | Sylvia Ashton-Warner (novel "Spinster")
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Jun 21, 1961 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
Shirley MacLaine
Anna Vorontosov Anna Vorontosov   See fewer
Laurence Harvey
Paul Lathrope Paul Lathrope   See fewer
Jack Hawkins
William W.J. Abercrombie William W.J. Abercrombie   See fewer
Nobu McCarthy
Whareparita Whareparita   See fewer
Ronald Long
Headmaster Reardon Headmaster Reardon   See fewer
Norah Howard
Mrs. Cutter Mrs. Cutter   See fewer
Juano Hernandez
Chief Rauhuia Chief Rauhuia   See fewer
Kingi Ihaka
Reverend Tangaroa Reverend Tangaroa   See fewer
Malasia Kentner
Maori Housewife Maori Housewife   See fewer
Leslie Denison
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Roberts
Seven (uncredited) Seven (uncredited)   See fewer
Lisa Sitjar
Hinewaka (uncredited) Hinewaka (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Vargas
Matawhero (uncredited) Matawhero (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Woodward
Mark Cutter (uncredited) Mark Cutter (uncredited)   See fewer
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