Blerta Revisited

2001 New Zealand documentary film

  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
81 minutesCountryNew ZealandLanguageEnglish

Blerta Revisited is a 2001 New Zealand documentary starring Bruno Lawrence and Ian Watkin.[1] It was directed by Geoff Murphy.[2][3]

Synopsis

This is a collection of comedy skits, musical interludes and films from the Blerta archives.[1] BLERTA was the 'Bruno Lawrence Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition'.[3]

Cast

  • Bruno Lawrence
  • John Clarke
  • Martyn Sanderson
  • Ian Watkin

Production

The production includes archive footage of Bruno Lawrence who had died in 1995. Extracts were taken from a 1976 six part series.[4]

Reviews

The film was screened at the New Zealand International Film Festival in 2001.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Blerta Revisited". NZ On Screen. 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Blerta Revisited". British Film Institute. 2001. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Blerta Revisited". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ^ "BLERTA - The return trip". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Blerta Revisited". New Zealand International Film Festival. 2001.
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Films directed by Geoff Murphy
Features
  • Wild Man (1977)
  • Goodbye Pork Pie (1981)
  • Utu (1983)
  • The Quiet Earth (1985)
  • Never Say Die (1988)
  • Red King, White Knight (1989)
  • Young Guns II (1990)
  • Freejack (1992)
  • Blind Side (1993)
  • The Last Outlaw (1993)
  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
  • Don't Look Back (1996)
  • Fortress 2: Re-Entry (1999)
  • Race Against Time (2000)
  • Spooked (2004)
  • Tales of Mystery and Imagination (2009)
Shorts/Documentaries
  • Tank Busters (1969)
  • Uenuku (1974)
  • Dagg Day Afternoon (1977)
  • Blerta Revisited (2001)