The luminaries
Type
Label
The luminaries
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rated: M
Main title
The luminaries
Runtime
348
Summary
The story begins in 1865. Anna Wetherell has travelled to New Zealand to forge a new life. On the last day of her voyage, a romantic first encounter with the radiant Emery Staines fills her with great expectations for what lies ahead. However, the scheming fortune-teller, Lydia Wells, has other ideas for Anna and lays a trap to ensure that the planned rendezvous, between the young lovers, never takes place. Deceived, swindled and betrayed, Anna's fortunes begin to fall
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Genre
Subject
- Women immigrants -- New Zealand -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Swindlers and swindling -- Drama
- New Zealand -- History -- Drama
- Historical television programs
- Fantasy television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Romance television programs
- False imprisonment -- Drama
- Extortion -- Drama
- Television series
Content
Director
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor4
- Genre5
- Subject11
- Women immigrants -- New Zealand -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Swindlers and swindling -- Drama
- New Zealand -- History -- Drama
- Historical television programs
- Fantasy television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Romance television programs
- False imprisonment -- Drama
- Extortion -- Drama
- Television series
- Content1
- Actor3
- Director1