Angel Baby (1995 film)

Angel Baby

Directed by	Michael Rymer
Produced by	Jonathan Shteinman Timothy White
Written by	Michael Rymer
Starring	John Lynch Jacqueline McKenzie Colin Friels Deborra-Lee Furness Daniel Daperis Elise Mayberry Adriana Xenides (as herself)
Music by	Gavin Friday Maurice Seezer John Clifford White
Cinematography	Ellery Ryan
Edited by	Dany Cooper
Distributed by	Southern Star Sales
Release dates	28 October 1995 (1995-10-28)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$3.5 million^[1]
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.

Plot

Harry (Lynch) and Kate (McKenzie) meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. They move in together and Kate gets pregnant. In the hospital, Kate dies while giving birth to their daughter. Harry asks his brother to take care of his daughter and walks to the bridge where Kate and Harry once stood to "fly". The film ends there and Harry's further actions are open for interpretation.

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	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 p10–13
↑ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office

External links

AACTA Award for Best Film

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Films directed by Michael Rymer

Angel Baby (1995) Allie & Me (1997) In Too Deep (1999) Perfume (2001) Queen of the Damned (2002) Face to Face (2011)

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