Hammers Over The Anvil
1991
Russell Crowe stars in this sensitive, moving Australian drama about a young crippled boy's coming of age. The boy, Alan, is stricken with polio, and his dream in life is to become a great horse rider like East Driscoll (Crowe), an enigmatic and reclusive figure in Alan's hometown. Alan is one of East's few friends, and he is .. Read more
| Starring | Russell Crowe, Charlotte Rampling, Frankie J. Holden, Frank Gallacher |
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| Director | Ann Turner |
| Genres | Drama |
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Hammers Over The Anvil
Russell Crowe stars in this sensitive, moving Australian drama about a young crippled boy's coming of age. The boy, Alan, is stricken with polio, and his dream in life is to become a great horse rider like East Driscoll (Crowe), an enigmatic and reclusive figure in Alan's hometown. Alan is one of East's few friends, and he is also one of the few to know about the romance that blooms between he and a beautiful married schoolteacher (Charlotte Rampling) in town. Both East's and Alan's lives are thrown into turmoil when East goes on a rampage after learning that his great love will not leave her husband for him. A brilliant and evocative coming of age film from Australian director Ann Turner, HAMMERS OVER THE ANVIL is an emotional meditation on adolescence and the experience of a first love.
| Starring | Russell Crowe, Charlotte Rampling, Frankie J. Holden, Frank Gallacher |
|---|---|
| Director | Ann Turner |
| Studio | PRISM LEISURE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 16 Sep 2002 Production year: 1991 |
| Format | DVD |
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Female fans of Russell Crowe will enjoy this simply because the opening scene has the actor frolicking naked in the water, and there's a now notorious scene featuring him riding naked across a field. They'll be pretty disappointed with the rest of the movie, however, as this is really the dull tale of a young crippled boy (Alexander Outhred) in the Australian outback and his hero worship of the rugged Crowe, who seems to spend his time either with his horses (naked and clothed) or shagging a married woman (Charlotte Rampling) who's come to town seemingly for that reason alone. Still, this film from Celia director Ann Turner is notable for being one of the few Russell Crowe movies in which his love scenes didn?t end up on the cutting room floor.
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Sorry this film didn't grab us. It seemed that the characters were mostly caricatures and the plot was predictable. Dialogue - difficult to tune in to the strong (artificial?) Australian accents and when I did understand it - it was very mundane.
The phone rang while we were watching this and after the phone call, we decided not to bother with the rest of the film! -
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Hammers Over The Anvil
Russell Crowe stars in this sensitive, moving Australian drama about a young crippled boy's coming of age. The boy, Alan, is stricken with polio, and his dream in life is to become a great horse rider like East Driscoll (Crowe), an enigmatic and reclusive figure in Alan's hometown. Alan is one of ...
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