One of Those People that Live in the World (1974)
Writer/director Paul Maunder's second drama after his award-winning Going Up North for a While is a portrait of a woman's mental health crisis. In part one Julie (Denise Maunder) is haunted by her birth mother's breakdown. Her inner monologue narrates events; Julie hopes marriage and a job will "cure" her, and falls pregnant. After a traumatic delivery, she suffers an acute episode and is admitted into care. Part two takes place in a psychiatric hospital where drugs, electroconvulsive therapy and art therapy were standard treatments at the time. Maunder undertook research at Auckland's Kingseat psychiatric hospital.
Director: Paul Maunder
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Lisa Aitken as Child |
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John Anderson as Lewis |
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Gael Anderson as Mrs Proctor |
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Anne Batt as Dorothy |
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Jean Betts as Birth mother |
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Pat Birdling as Barbara |
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Helen Brew as Mother |
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Kaye Buchanan as Occupational Therapist |
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Marie Bullock as Mrs Priddle |
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Sarah Burdett as Child |
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Georgina Carey as Mrs McPherson |
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Lisa Cunningham as Library Assistant |
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Jonathan Dennis as Patient |
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Russell Duncan as Father |
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Frank Edwards as Lecturer |
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Anne England as Drama Teacher |
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Janice Finn as Nurse Lipskey |
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Jan Fraser as Social Worker |
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Thelma Gradmair as Mrs Manaia |
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Michael haigh as Dr Marshall (psychiatrist) |
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Margaret Hawkins as Mrs Flowers |
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Nancy Krinkle as Mrs Jenkin |
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Jim Macfarlane as Doctor |
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Anne Manchester as Nurse |
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Denise Maunder as Julie |
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Wendy McFarlane as Mrs Walker |
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Jane McKechnie as Pat |
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Vivienne Morgan as Nurse |
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Jean Packman as Nurse |
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John Reid as Husband |
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Mary Anne Roberts as Sister |
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Lewis Rowe as Librarian |
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Olwen Taylor as Janice |
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Jenny Vaademeyer as Dr Rennie |
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Davinia White as Cecily |
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Valmarie Yates as Liz |
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Donna Akersten as Receptionist |
| Writing | Paul Maunder | Writer |
| Directing | Paul Maunder | Director |
| Editing | Anne Manchester | Editor |
| Camera | Bayly Watson | Camera Production Assistant |
| Art | Wayne Thom | Decorator |
| Production | Michael Scott-Smith | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Paul Maunder | Editor |
| Production | David H. Fowler | Producer |
| Sound | Geoff Shepherd | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Lynton Diggle | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tony Backhouse | Original Music Composer |
