The Monkey's Mask (2000)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Samantha Lang

Writers:

Anne Kennedy (writer)
Dorothy Porter (novel)

Release Date:

10 May 2001 (Australia)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

No evidence just a smell of sex and violence.

Plot:

A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Sex | Lesbian | Private Investigator | Poetry

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Susie Porter	...	Jill Fitzpatrick
Kelly McGillis	...	Professor Diana Maitland
Marton Csokas	...	Nick Maitland
Abbie Cornish	...	Mickey Norris
William Zappa	...	Detective Sergeant Wesley
Brendan Cowell	...	Hayden
Jim Holt	...	Bill McDonald
Bojana Novakovic	...	Tianna
Jean-Pierre Mignon	...	Tony Brach
Caroline Gillmer	...	Barbara Brach
John Noble	...	Mr. Norris
Linden Wilkinson	...	Mrs. Norris
Chris Haywood	...	Dad Fitzpatrick
Deborah Mailman	...	Lou
Charlotte Rose Regan	...	Cerebral Girl

Also Known As:

Cercle intime (France)
La maschera di scimmia (Italy)
Poetry, Sex (Japan: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, and for language.

Runtime:

93 min | Spain:94 min

Country:

Australia | Canada | France | Italy | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Arenafilm

Trivia:

Gigi Edgley was unable to complete her scenes for this film because she was needed back on "Farscape" (1999) to film the episode "Dream a Little Dream/Re:Union".

Quotes:

Jill Fitzpatrick: There's no drink to take away the taste of a fresh face rotting.

Soundtrack:

Jezebel

I like Porter

Caught this on cable last night and I've decided that I like Susie Porter very much - she's got an incredibly expressive face (along with her adorable body, which we get to see a LOT of) and she was thoroughly convincing as the p.i. trying to solve the murder of a teenage poet while falling in love with the poet's teacher (Kelly McGillis, not quite believable in her role but she still looked good with Porter in the bathtub). Not very well-written or directed either - it's too long, too self-conscious and too convoluted - but it does have a certain style. . .and it DOES have the very appealing and watchable Porter.