Angel Baby (1995 film)

Angel Baby
Angel Baby
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	28 October 1995;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$3.5 million
Box office	A$1,070,726 (Australia)

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.

Premise

Harry 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

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

The 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

Angel Baby grossed $1,070,726 at the box office in Australia.^[2]

References

^ 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.

External links

Angel Baby at IMDb
Angel Baby at AllMovie
Angel Baby at the TCM Movie Database
Angel Baby at Rotten Tomatoes
Angel Baby at murdoch.edu.au
Angel Baby at the National Film and Sound Archive

[1] Andrew L Urban, "Angel Baby", Cinema Papers, June 1995 pp10–13

[2] "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.

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