DramaFantasy

Heavenly Creatures

- Not all angels are innocent.

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.

Release Date : 1994-09-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : MiramaxWingNut FilmsNew Zealand Film CommissionFontana Productions

Production Country : New Zealand

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Pauline Parker

Original Name : Melanie Lynskey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Juliet Hulme

Original Name : Kate Winslet

Gender : Female

Character Name : Honorah Parker Rieper

Original Name : Sarah Peirse

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hilda Hulme

Original Name : Diana Kent

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Henry Hulme

Original Name : Clive Merrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herbert Rieper

Original Name : Simon O'Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : John / Nicholas

Original Name : Jed Brophy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Perry

Original Name : Peter Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Bennett

Original Name : Gilbert Goldie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rev. Norris

Original Name : Geoffrey Heath

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wendy

Original Name : Kirsti Ferry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonathan Hulme

Original Name : Ben Skjellerup

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Stewart

Original Name : Darien Takle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Waller

Original Name : Elizabeth Moody

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Collins

Original Name : Liz Mullane

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Stevens

Original Name : Moreen Eason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Zwartz

Original Name : Pearl Carpenter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandma Parker

Original Name : Lou Dobson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laurie

Original Name : Jesse Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : Glen Drake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boarder

Original Name : Nic Farra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boarder

Original Name : Chris Clarkson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor

Original Name : Ray Henwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor

Original Name : John Nicoll

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor

Original Name : Michael Maxwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laura

Original Name : Raewyn Pelham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agnes Ritchie

Original Name : Toni Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Digby

Original Name : Glenys Lloyd-Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Bennett

Original Name : Wendy Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orson Welles

Original Name : Jean Guérin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mario Lanza

Original Name : Stephen Reilly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diello

Original Name : Andrea Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles

Original Name : Ben Fransham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pauline 5 Years

Original Name : Jessica Bradley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juliet 5 Years

Original Name : Alex Shirtcliffe-Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer / Policeman

Original Name : Barry Thomson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Jackson

Gender : Male

Reviews

badelf

@badelf

2023-04-14

Should be required viewing in Parenting 101 courses. And also for anyone who thinks conversion therapy for gender issues is the solution. This film was the first jewel in the crown of Peter Jackson, a truly creative director, with clear vision. We're not worthy.

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2023-11-01

**An excellent film that shows the talent of Peter Jackson and the strength and commitment of a magnificent duo of young actresses.** I really liked this film. Like the overwhelming majority of people, I didn't know about the real crime behind the story of this film, where the friendship between two teenagers turns into a sexual and romantic obsession and leads the two young women to kill the mother of one of them, in hope that they can run away or stay together. Directed by Peter Jackson, still a long way from dreaming that he would be as successful as “The Lord of the Rings”, the film is excellent and does a great job in terms of recreating the events and psychology of the two central characters. Of course, according to what I've read, the facts are not entirely clear as to the nature of the relationship the two girls had, but it seems quite clear that, at the very least, there was a very strong obsession between them and a certain dissociation from reality. , through the creation of a fantasy alternative world that functioned as an escape. The film shows us this clearly and manages to maintain a certain ambiguity where it seems most necessary. This was the debut film for young Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynksey. None of them seem exactly like newcomers or inexperienced in the cinematographic art, which can only be a revealing parameter of talent, and of the great qualities that both have revealed since then, most especially Winslet, who has dedicated more time to cinema and achieved a different level of recognition. In addition to them, we also have the excellent performances by Sarah Peirse, Clive Morrison and Diana Kent, in the role of three of the paternal figures. Technically, the film doesn't have any major problems. The pace is ideal, there are no dead moments or situations that seem to be too much or to have been stilted, and the editing is very good and well executed. The cinematography is excellent, with great color and light, particularly in the fantasy scenes, where we enter the fantastic world that these young women created for themselves. The sets are good and, together with the costumes, recreate the period portrayed with verisimilitude. The filming locations are magnificent, very well selected and used. The soundtrack is equally good.

Chandler Danier

@chandlerdanier

2024-08-12

I had no idea what this story was about. I had no idea what these girls were about. Great to put it all together and shocking to see them carry it out. And it happened. And one is an author...crazy. This is so crazy. The camera sure does lots of moves.