Angel Baby is a 1995 Australian drama film written and directed by Michael Rymer and starring John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie and Colin Friels. The film was produced in 1993–94. It is a love story of two people with schizophrenia.
| Angel Baby | |
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| Directed by | Michael Rymer |
| Written by | Michael Rymer |
| Produced by | Jonathan Shteinman Timothy White |
| Starring | John Lynch Jacqueline McKenzie Colin Friels Deborra-Lee Furness Daniel Daperis Elise Mayberry Adriana Xenides (as herself) |
| Cinematography | Ellery Ryan |
| Edited by | Dany Cooper |
| Music by | Gavin Friday Maurice Seezer John Clifford White |
| Distributed by | Southern Star Sales Umbrella Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$3.5 million[1] |
| Box office | A$1,070,726 (Australia) |
Premise
editHarry and Kate meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. They believe their love is so strong that it will allow them to go off their medication, and this is where their problems begin.
Cast
edit- John Lynch as Harry
- Jacqueline McKenzie as Kate
- Colin Friels as Morris Goodman
- Deborra-Lee Furness as Louise Goodman
- Daniel Daperis as Sam Goodman
- Robyn Nevin as Dr. Norberg
- David Argue as Dave
- Samuel Johnson as Checkout cashier
Awards
editThe film swept the boards at the 1995 AFI Awards winning all the major categories as well as several major international film festivals.
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Won | AACTA International Awards | Best Original Screenplay
Michael Rymer |
| 1995 | Won | AACTA International Awards | Best Achievement in Directing
Michael Rymer |
| 1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Achievement in Cinematography
Ellery Ryan |
| 1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Achievement in Editing
Dany Cooper |
| 1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor in a Lead Role
John Lynch |
| 1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Actress in a Lead Role
Jacqueline McKenzie |
| 1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Director
Michael Rymer |
| 1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Film
Timothy White Jonathan Shteinman |
| 1995 | Won | Australian Film Institute | Best Screenplay, Original
Michael Rymer |
| 1996 | Won | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor—Female
Jacqueline McKenzie |
| 1996 | Won | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor—Male
John Lynch |
| 1995 | Won | Gijón International Film Festival | Best Director
Michael Rymer |
| 1995 | Won | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Feature Film Award | presented to Timothy White and Jonathon Shteinman (producers), and Michael Rymer (writer/director) |
| 1996 | Won | Rotterdam International Film Festival | Audience Award
Michael Rymer |
| 1996 | Won | Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films | Best Actress
Jacqueline McKenzie |
Box office
editAngel Baby grossed $1,070,726 at the box office in Australia.[2]
See also
edit- Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show) used as a plot element in this film.
References
edit- ^ Andrew L Urban, "Angel Baby", Cinema Papers, June 1995 pp10–13
- ^ "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.