Iris is a 1984 New Zealand television film. It is about Iris Wilkinson, known by her pen name, Robin Hyde. It contains two story streams, Iris's own life and a film inside a film, filmmakers making a film about Iris. This was the first major TVNZ drama production recorded as a single camera video production. Recorded on 1" video tape and edit on 2" tape for editing and release.
Cast Helen Morse as Iris/Sammie Philip Holder as Dr. Tothill/Kelly John Bach as Mike Donogh Rees as Simone/Kate David Ashton as Harry/Laurence Elizabeth McRae as Augusta Wilkinson Roy Billing As John Wilkinson Navit Harmor as Iris at age 10 Derek Challis as Self Katy Platt as Maggie
Reception Helen Martin in New Zealand film, 1912-1996 says "Australian actor Helen Morse is excellent in both roles. Iris's poetry and prose, voiced- over throughout the narrative, give a clear sense of her talent. The contemporary story is at times contrived, particularly in the set-piece discussions, but Iris's troubled life, haunted by loss and the unsuccessful search for love, is dramatised without sensationalism ."
References
External links
Iris at NZ On Screen