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Lane and Christina are travelling across New Zealand so that
Christina can interview a writer. Lane's erratic driving leads
to a crash which leave Christina hospitalised. Lane continues
on and meets the authors' fifteen year old daughter Angela
(Caitlin Bossley), beguiled and bewitched with Lane's free
spirit, the two become firm friends. But when Angela is spurned
she seeks out Christina to become her instrument of revenge...
Crush
(1992) was directed by Alison MacLean who went on to direct
episodes of Sex and the City and Carnivale,
as well as a number of her own films. The film was nominated
for the Golden Palm at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival and went
on to win four awards at the 1993 New Zealand Film and Television
Awards.
Apart
from the revenge elements of the film, the story is mostly
about Lane and the effect that she has on those around her.
Her free wheeling drink fuelled outlook on life is a little
too close to chaos, which leaves everyone she meets floundering
in her wake. Even Colin, the writer, is seduced by exotic
demeanour. As an American she represents a powerful, yet destructive,
influence on the rural lives of Rotorua.
The
film has the feel of an indie flick, and is all the better
for it. As MacLean's first full length feature, she admits
that it was as much a learning experience for her as it was
for some of the actors. Caitlin Bossley won an award for her
acting and deservedly so; she had never acted prior to this
film and brought a naturalist interpretation to her character
that other more seasoned actors would have been hard pressed
to match.
In tempo the film is a slow boiler, which makes the ending
all the more unexpected and shocking. It's fascinating to
watch the various characters being drawn in and unintentionally
corrupted not by Lane herself but by her influence.
Considering
the age of the film the extras are not bad at all. The full
length audio commentary from director Alison MacLean adds
to the understanding of the film as does the 1993 interview
with her. The original trailer is chucked in for good measure
as is a Tartan trailer reel.
Audio
is stereo, which does a good job with the limited soundscape
and the print is in good condition.
So,
if you're a fan of indie films with a shock ending then this
my friend is for you.
Charles
Packer
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