Synopsis
Ruby, an old lady, rents a small apartment on the ground floor to a young woman, Rata, aspiring rock singer and mother of an 8 year old boy. The two women can not stand. To try to make peace, the child, while, to encourage them, there is Ruby's nephew who aims at Rata's love and her aunt's money.
Sections & Films
RUBY AND RATA
Category: Edition 1991
| Original Title | Ruby and Rata |
| Italian Title | Ruby e Rata |
| Category | Official Competition |
| Section | Competition |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
| Duration | 111' |
| Production Year | 1990 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Directed by | Gaylene Preston |
| Screenplay | Gaylene Preston |
| Main cast | Yvonne Lawley, Vanessa Rare, Lee Metekingi |
GAYLENE PRESTON
Gaylene Preston is one of New Zealand's most valued filmmakers, with a screen career spanning four decades with writer, director and producer credits covering feature films, documentaries and TV drama series. Many, including War Stories, Bread And Roses, Mr Wrong and Home By Christmas, are classics of NZ cinema, notable for the strength of Preston's human connections and her deep commitment to telling New Zealand stories.
Preston's films have been in official selection for Venice, Sundance, Toronto, London, Sydney, Melbourne and NZ film festivals and have won awards in USA, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, Australia and NZ.
She is an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit and NZ Arts Foundation Filmmaker Laureate. She received the WIFT Lifetime Achievement Award, the Women of Influence Award for Arts and Culture, the SPADA Industry Champion Award.
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