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Release Date:
4 October 2001 (Australia)
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Tagline:
It's tangled more
Plot:
Psychiatrist Valerie Somers disappears one night; Det. Leon Zat is called to investigate; his wife has been getting advice from Somers. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
34 wins
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22 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Jan Chapman - The Woman Behind So Many Great Films
(From Huffington Post. 10 November 2009, 2:56 PM, PST)
From Down Under to NYC and the West End: Andrew Bovell Readies For Major Productions
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 1 October 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)
(From Huffington Post. 10 November 2009, 2:56 PM, PST)
From Down Under to NYC and the West End: Andrew Bovell Readies For Major Productions
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 1 October 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)
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An insightful Australian film with adult sensibilities for a change.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Anthony LaPaglia | ... | Detective Leon Zat |
 | Rachael Blake | ... | Jane 'Janie' O'May |
 | Kerry Armstrong | ... | Sonja Zat |
 | Manu Bennett | ... | Steve Valdez (as Jon Bennett) |
| Melissa Martinez | ... | Lisa |
| Owen McKenna | ... | Old man in pajamas |
| Nicholas Cooper | ... | Sam Zat |
| Marc Dwyer | ... | Dylan Zat |
| Puven Pather | ... | Drug dealer |
 | Lionel Tozer | ... | Police officer |
| Glenn Suter | ... | Police officer |
| Leah Purcell | ... | Detective Claudia Wiss |
 | Barbara Hershey | ... | Dr. Valerie Somers |
| Natasha Guthrie | ... | Young girl |
| James Cullington | ... | Man at book launch |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexuality.
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121 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
USA:TV-MA (cable rating) |
Australia:M |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Canada:AA |
Singapore:M18
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The first film to win all of the top six categories of the Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards: best picture, best director, best actress, best actor, best supporting actress, best supporting actor. It also won for best adapted screenplay. This record remained unbroken until all 13 AFI categories were swept by Somersault (2004).
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Continuity: During the conversation between Leon and John on John's deck, the water level and position of the pitcher changes.
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Quotes:
Leon Zat:
[Leon has chest pains after having sex with Jane] I get this pain in my chest sometimes.
Jane O'May: You know, you really should have told me that you have a weak heart.
Leon Zat: I don't.
Jane O'May: It's because I don't want to have an affair with...
Leon Zat: For Christ's sake, I don't have a weak heart, all right? This is not an affair, it's a one-night stand that happened twice.
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Jane O'May: You know, you really should have told me that you have a weak heart.
Leon Zat: I don't.
Jane O'May: It's because I don't want to have an affair with...
Leon Zat: For Christ's sake, I don't have a weak heart, all right? This is not an affair, it's a one-night stand that happened twice.
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Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#2.5)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Snowdrop
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This well-delivered ensemble piece is a film version of Andrew Bovell's play SPEAKING IN TONGUES. It deals with adult relationships, particularly the sexual tension and anxiety that eventually develops in mature relationships. The plot and interaction between characters depends heavily on coincidence, but this isn't a major flaw in a film that really concerns itself with adult behavior patterns. That aspect of the film is sophisticated and honest; well worth the viewer's time. Brooding, subtle and smart are the words for LANTANA and I highly recommend it.