Film Talks proudly presents Vigil (1984), the 40th Anniversary Screening and Q&A with Vincent Ward, Fiona Kay, and John Maynard.
Tuesday, 19 Nov, 6:15pm - 8:30pm
The Grand, Embassy Theatre, Wellington
General Admission - $15.00
Concession - $12.00 (Students, Seniors, Film Guilds, Film Society Members (full membership))
Special Guests:
Vincent will join at the majestic Embassy Theatre to introduce Vigil and to be part of the magical conversation with lead actress Fiona Kay and producer John Maynard who will join via live link from Sydney.
Fiona Kay was just 12 when she starred in Vincent Ward’s Vigil, playing a shy farm girl who retreats into make-believe. Keen to avoid sentimentality, Ward interviewed 200 children before casting her. Vigil won a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.
Kay appeared in almost every scene; reviewers praised her “faultless” and “remarkable” acting and “restless inner intensity.” After a handful of further acting roles—including the sci-fi series The Boy from Andromeda—Kay emigrated to Australia.
"I don't know that I've ever seen a young actress display the combination of restraint and sheer power that she shows here ... Kay is called upon to communicate her character completely through the tiniest, subtlest gestures and expressions ... In her face, a soul is laid bare." - Hal Hinson reviewing Vigil in The Washington Post, 22 March 1988
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