Funerals & Snakes

Funerals & Snakes

Something to watch tonight: Wednesday 22 November

The Vintner’s Luck (Caro, 2009)

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Dan Slevin
Nov 22, 2023
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Still from The Vintner's Luck

New Zealand’s ability to kick ourselves while we are down was on full show when The Vintner’s Luck hit cinemas in November 2009.

Knox’s 1998 novel had made her a literary superstar, won a swag of awards domestically and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Combined with interest from Whale Rider’s Niki Caro to direct, a film adaptation seeme…

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