For The Moment Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
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 whose husband is fighting abroad and a dashing Australian pilot. 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 who supports her two kids by bootlegging, charges for her services. She gets involved with Zeek, an American flight instructor. - Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
04/15/1996
DVD Release Date:
04/20/2004
Rating:
PG-13
MPAA Reasons:
for sexual situations, language and a poignant death.
Run Time:
120 min.
Production Co.:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, John Aaron Features II, Rogers Telefund, Telefilm Canada
Director(s):
Themes:
Life on the Homefront, Infidelity, Self-Destructive Romance, Military Life, Women During Wartime, Single Parents
Tone:
Bittersweet, Nostalgic
Keywords:
Australian [nationality], barnstorming, bootlegging, extramarital-affair, farmer's-wife, love-triangle, prostitute/prostitution
Time Period:
1942
Status:
DVD
