Lantana (2001)

Director:

Ray Lawrence

Writers:

Andrew Bovell (play)
Andrew Bovell (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 October 2001 (Australia)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

It's tangled

Plot:

Psychiatrist Valerie Somers disappears one night; Det. Leon Zat is called to investigate; his wife has been getting advice from Somers.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Neighbor | Shoe | Marriage | Doctor

Awards:

34 wins & 22 nominations

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

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

Australia | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

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

Filming Locations:

Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)

Trivia:

Anthony LaPaglia had to work with a dialect coach to regain his native Australian accent. He had lost it from years of working on American movies.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Sonja is in the car park, at about 54' at the bottom of the frame you can see the dolly track complete with sandbag, wedges and Mafer clamp.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "High Chaparall: Robert Englund (#2.5)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

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Surprised Me

The movie surprised me not in that it was good, which it was but I was expecting that, but the dynamics of all the characters.

The intertwining plot was played out beautifully on screen and all the characters were portrayed brilliantly by all the actors. I didn't realize for the longest time that Anthony LaPahglia was NOT American and in fact an Aussie. Go him!

Love Geoffrey Rush anyway and he did a great job as the mysterious and suspected husband. The relationships portrayed in the film come across as so real and true that it's sometimes difficult to remember that none of the people are ACTUALLY married.

All in all, great film, great ensemble cast, great writing, directing, etc. View and be happy.