
Release Date
Original Release
October 1, 1993
1h 55m
For the Moment (1993)
Overview
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.
Director

Aaron Kim Johnston
Department: Directing
Cast

Russell Crowe
Lachlan

Christianne Hirt
Lill

Wanda Cannon
Betsy

Scott Kraft
Zeek

Peter Outerbridge
Johnny
Sara McMillan
Kate

Bruce Boa
Mr. Anderson
Katelynd Johnston
Marion
Tyler Woods
Charlie
John Bekavac
Dipper