For the Moment
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For the Moment

A Moment Can Last A Lifetime.

5.5 / 10 1993 1h 55mPG-13 English
WarDramaRomanceAction

Storyline

This Canadian film presents and old-fashioned war time romance. It is set during 1942 in Manitoba and traces the doomed affair between a young farmer's wife (Christianne Hirt) whose husband is fighting abroad and a dashing Australian pilot (Russell Crowe). The pilot has come to train in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan of Canada. When the pilot, Lachlan, is not training, he is surreptitiously wooing Lill, the farmer's wife. At the other end of town, Betsy (Wanda Cannon) who supports her two kids by bootlegging, charges for her services. She gets involved with Zeek (Scott Kraft), an American flight instructor.

Cast & Crew

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Lachlan

Lead
Christianne Hirt

Christianne Hirt

Lill

WC

Wanda Cannon

Betsy

Scott Kraft

Scott Kraft

Zeek

Peter Outerbridge

Peter Outerbridge

Johnny

SM

Sara McMillan

Kate

Bruce Boa

Bruce Boa

Mr. Anderson

KJ

Katelynd Johnston

Marion

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aaron Kim Johnston's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. For the Moment is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker