Table of Contents.
1.............. FAQ Notes.
1.1
...........Information on the current release of the FAQ.
1.2
...........Highlights of new material in this release.
1.3
...........Contacting the FAQ compiler.
1.4
...........Submitting information for the FAQ.
1.5
...........Requests for input and assistance.
1.6...........
Acknowledgements.
2.............. Introduction to the film
"Heavenly Creatures.".
3 ...............Answers to
Frequently Asked Questions.
3.1............ About the film "Heavenly
Creatures."
3.1.1 .........Peter Jackson
3.1.2 .........The actors
3.1.3 .........The Prologue
3.1.4 .........The characters
3.1.4.1...... Names
3.1.4.2 ......The Riepers
3.1.4.3 ......The Hulmes
3.1.4.4 ......Accents and social status
3.1.4.5 ......Imaginary characters
3.1.4.6 ......Authority figures
3.1.4.7.......Lodgers and lovers.
3.1.4.8 ......School characters.
3.1.5 .........School.
3.1.5.1.......Christchurch schools and the NZ
system
3.1.5.2 ......Christchurch Girls' High School.
3.1.5.3 ......The importance of school.
3.1.5.4 ......Lessons from teachers
3.1.5.5 ......Observations about school scenes
3.1.6 .........The Riepers' home - 31 Gloucester
St.
3.1.7 .........The Hulmes' home - Ilam
3.1.8 .........Diseases.
3.1.9 .........Diaries, letters and fiction
3.1.10........Arts and crafts.
3.1.11 .......The relationship between Pauline
& Juliet
3.1.11.1.... Questions and labels
3.1.11.2 ....Official pronouncements
3.1.11.3 ....Social and economic factors
3.1.11.4. ..."Red Herrings" -
misleading clues
3.1.11.5. ...Significant clues
3.1.11.6.... Conclusions
about the relationship
3.1.12 .......The "Fourth
World."
3.1.13
......."Borovnia."
3.1.14....... Foreshadowing and
allusion.
3.1.15 .......Religious themes and
death
3.1.16 .......Fantasies, images,
dreams and symbols
3.1.16.1 ....Legs and feet and
running
3.1.16.2 ....Hands
3.1.16.3 ....Bricks and shrines
3.1.16.4 ....Colours
3.1.16.5 ....Uniforms
3.1.16.6 ....Bridges
3.1.16.7 ....Telephones
3.1.16.8.... Freud
3.1.16.9.... Horses and unicorns
3.1.16.10 ..Birds and butterflies
3.1.16.11.. Borovnia, sex and
violence
3.1.16.12.. Water and bathing
3.1.16.13 ..The ship
3.1.16.14 ..The pink gemstone
3.1.17 ......The murder
3.1.17.1... The aftermath (Prologue)
3.1.18.......Good, evil, blame, conscience and love
3.1.19 ......The music
3.1.19.1... Mario Lanza
3.1.20 ......References to books, films, TV and Hollywood
3.1.21...... Settings and locations.
3.1.22...... Making the film
3.1.23...... Technical aspects and special effects
3.1.24 ......Favorite things and highlights
3.1.25 ......Release information
3.1.26...... Miscellaneous questions
3.1.27...... Errors
3.2 ..........About the real people
3.2.1....... Names
3.2.2....... Hulme, Henry Rainsford
3.2.3....... Hulme, Hilda Marion
3.2.4 .......Hulme, Juliet Marion.
3.2.5 .......Parker, Honora Mary.
3.2.6 .......Parker, Pauline Yvonne
3.2.7 .......Perry, Anne
3.2.8....... Perry, Walter Andrew Bowman
3.2.9....... Rieper, Herbert Detlev
3.2.10..... Real people missing from the film
3.2.10.1...Parker, Rosemary and Templeton Farm
4 ............Comparing the film to real life
4.1 .........The Epilogue
4.2 .........Events before the film
4.3 .........Physical details
4.4 .........Events during the film but before the murder
4.5 .........Family situations.
4.6......... Evidence about the girls' relationship
4.7 .........The murder compared to real life
4.8 .........The narrative gap in the murder scenes
4.9 .........Anne Perry's statements
4.10........Opinions
5 ............"Heavenly Creatures"
Database
5.1 .........Credits
5.2 .........Crew
5.2.1 ......Peter Jackson
5.2.1.......Trash City interview
with Peter Jackson
5.2.2 ......Jim Booth
5.2.3 ......Hanno Huth
5.2.4 ......Frances Walsh
5.2.5 ......Alun Bollinger
5.2.6 ......Grant Major
5.3 .........Cast
5.3.1 ......Melanie Lynskey
5.3.2 ......Kate Winslet
5.3.3 ......Sarah Peirse
5.3.4 ......Simon O'Connor
5.3.5 ......Diana Kent
5.3.6 ......Clive Merrison
5.3.7 ......Peter Elliott
5.3.8 ......Other Cast
5.4 .........Locations
5.4.1 ......Ilam
5.4.2 ......Christchurch Girls'
High School
5.4.3 ......Rieper residence
5.4.4 ......Canterbury University
College.
5.4.5 ......Port Levy
5.4.6 ......Victoria Park
5.5 .........Special Effects
5.6 .........Music.
5.6.1.......Soundtrack recordings
5.7 .........Story and production.
5.8 .........Press articles about "Heavenly
Creatures."
6 ............Other art related to the "Parker
Hulme" case
6.1 ........."Daughters of
Heaven."
6.1.1.......Background to
"Daughters of Heaven."
6.1.2 ......Performance information
6.1.3 ......Articles about
"Daughters of Heaven."
6.1.4 ......About the author.
6.2 .........Other films dealing with murderous
children
6.3 .........Other films dealing with similar school themes
7 .............The real people and events of the
"Parker Hulme" case
7.1 ..........List of people (by '54 names)
7.2 ..........Basic facts of the "Parker Hulme" murder
7.3 ..........Time line of important
events
7.4 ..........Quotes from diaries and
writings
7.4.1 .......Fiction
7.4.2 .......Poetry
7.4.3 .......Diaries
7.5 ..........Statements and testimony
7.5.1 .......Ritchie, Agnes
7.5.2 .......Ritchie, Kenneth
Nelson
7.5.3 .......Rieper, Herbert Detlev
7.5.4 .......Hulme, Hilda Marion
7.5.5 .......Perry, Walter Andrew
Bowman
7.5.6 .......Parker, Pauline Yvonne
7.5.7 .......Hulme, Juliet Marion
7.6 ..........Press articles contemporary
with the "Parker Hulme" murder
7.7 ..........Books with material related
to the case.
7.7.1 .......Extract from "Crime in New Zealand."
7.7.2 .......Extract from "Famous Criminal Cases."
7.7.3 .......Extract from "The Greatest Criminals of All
Time."
7.7.4 .......Extract from "Partners in Crime.".
7.7.5 .......Extract from "Encyclopaedia of Murder."
7.7.6 .......Glamuzina & Laurie "Parker & Hulme."
7.8 ..........Scholarly articles related
to the case
7.8.1 .......Medlicott, R.W. 1955
7.8.2 .......Glamuzina & Laurie 1989
7.9 ..........Recent press articles
7.9.1 .......Darnton, NY Times 95/02/14
7.9.2 .......Gristwood, Australian Women's Weekly 1995/03
7.9.3 .......Wickens, Maclean's 1995/03/27
7.10 ........Extended biographies
7.10.1 .....Hulme, Dr Henry Rainsford
7.10.1.1. .Extracts from "A History of the University of
Canterbury: 1873 - 1973"
7.10.2 .....Perry, Anne (aka Hulme, Juliet Marion)
7.10.2.1.. Anne Perry's public appearances
7.11.........Anne Perry's Fiction
7.11.1..... "The Cater Street Hangman" [spoilers]
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