cineflox

Movies Top Box Office TV Shows Popular People

Genres

1986 1h 40m · Drama · ★ 7.3

Sylvia

Revolutionary teaching brings International Acclaim

New Zealand chronicle of the life of noted writer and teacher, Sylvia Ashton-Warner. An interesting look at the unusual teaching methods she used while working with the children from the indigenous Maon.

Director Michael Firth

Screenplay Michele Quill

Top Billed Cast

Eleanor David

Eleanor David

Sylvia

Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

Aden

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Keith

Mary Regan

Opal

Martyn Sanderson

Martyn Sanderson

Inspector Gulland

Terence Cooper

Terence Cooper

Inspector Bletcher

David Letch

David Letch

Inspector Scragg

Sarah Peirce

Vivian Wallop

Ziln on-line NZ Film Festival - Sylvia

Recommendations

The Ron Clark Story

The Ron Clark Story

2006

The Convert

The Convert

2024

The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1951

Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012

Only the Strong

Only the Strong

1993

Babylon

Babylon

1980

A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989

Imagine

Imagine

2012

Sergio

Sergio

2020

Goodbye June

Goodbye June

2025

Return

Return

2011

All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020

The Nest

The Nest

2020

Scandalous Sex

Scandalous Sex

2004

The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015

Status Released

Original Language en

Budget $1,700,000

Revenue $0

Keywords

maori teacher