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:

Dark Walk

The smell of sex and violence.

Titilating sex scenes make up for the disjointed story line. While investigating a missing-person case, a female detective(Susie Porter)is sidetracked when she enters a lesbian affair with a married professor(Kelly McGillis). Totally nude love scenes are interesting. Porter is a more convincing lesbian than private detective. And it is nice to see McGillis sans clothing. Also in the cast are:Abbie Cornish, Jean-Pierre Mignon and Marton Csokas. Cornish is very alluring and demands attention through her character's poetry. Strong sexual content and graphic dialogue are a plus for this crime drama.