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For the Moment
“A Moment Can Last A Lifetime.”
5.5 / 10• 1993• 1h 55m•PG-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
Lachlan
Lead
Christianne Hirt
Lill
WC
Wanda Cannon
Betsy
Scott Kraft
Zeek
Peter Outerbridge
Johnny
SM
Sara McMillan
Kate
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.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. For the Moment is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
