''Crush'' is a 1992 New Zealand

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directed by

Alison Maclean Alison Maclean (born July 31, 1958) is a Canadian-New Zealand film director of music videos, short films, television (episodes of ''Sex and the City'', ''The Tudors'', '' Homicide: Life on the Street''), commercials and feature films. Her works i ...

. It was winner of four

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and was entered into the

1992 Cannes Film Festival The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992. French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition. Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for a second time ...

Plot

While driving through

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so that literary critic Christina can interview author Colin Iseman, Lane crashes their car. Christina is hospitalized with severe injuries while Lane is able to walk away with only a mild head injury. The following day Lane goes to Colin's home where she meets Colin's teenage daughter Angela, whom she initially mistakes for a boy. Lane takes Angela out drinking and the two quickly become friends. After meeting her briefly when she spends the night Colin becomes infatuated with her and the two sleep together. In the meantime, Christina slowly recovers and starts to remember the events, but has limited mental capabilities. The four (Colin, Lane, Angela, and Christina) go on a trip to a forest, where Christina stands up from the wheelchair and starts to walk again with the help of Lane, who confesses she is very sorry for the accident and tries to help her make her first steps again. The two women walk to a wooden overlook built above a cascade, and Christina pushes an absent-minded Lane over the overlook's handrail and into the abyss. The entire scene is watched by Angela from a distance, who then runs to the spot, looks at the collapsed Christina, then down the whirling cascade waters, but cannot see whether Lane has survived or not. This is where the film ends.

Cast

Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. Harden's breakthrough came in 1990 with the Coen brothers' film '' Miller's ...

as Lane * Donogh Rees as Christina * Caitlin Bossley as Angela Iseman * William Zappa as Colin Iseman * Pete Smith as Horse * Jon Brazier as Arthur * Geoffrey Southern as Patient * Shirley Wilson as Intensive care nurse * Denise Lyness as Physiotherapy nurse * Jennifer Karehana as Physio nurse * David Stott as Stephen * Harata Solomon as Aunty Bet * Caroline De Lore as Colleen * Trish Howie as Nurse * Phil McLachlan as Ward sister * Wayne McGoram as Nurse (as Wayne McCoram)

Music

*Composer:

Antony Partos Antony Michael Partos is an Australian film and TV composer. He specialises in creating scores that blend both acoustic and electronic elements with a mix of world musical instruments. His feature film credits include '' Animal Kingdom'' (AFI A ...

Closing credits
TAB 3: "The credits for this feature film." NZ On Screen *Orchestrator: Derek Williams *Conductor: Dobbs Franks *Musicians:

Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra The Opera Australia Orchestra (based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a full-time salaried orchestra, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Opera Australia. It is one of three salaried orchestras in Sydney, along with the Sydney Symphony Orche ...

Awards

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(I) 1993New Zealand On Screen, ''Crush'' awards
NZ On Screen Film award wins *Best Female Dramatic Performance: Caitlin Bossley *Best Female Supporting Performance: Donogh Rees *Best Soundtrack: Greg Bell, Kit Rollings, Mike Hopkins *Best Film Score:

References

External links

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NZ On Screen page
at New Zealand Feature Film Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Crush 1992 films 1992 drama films New Zealand drama films Films directed by Alison Maclean 1992 directorial debut films 1990s English-language films Films scored by Antony Partos