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Asylum (2005) -- A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
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Asylum (2005) -- A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
Asylum (2005) -- A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
Asylum (2005) -- A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
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Overview

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Director:
David Mackenzie
Writers (WGA):
Patrick McGrath (novel)
Patrick Marber (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 September 2005 (UK) more
Genre:
Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
Passion knows no boundaries. more
Plot:
A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
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User Comments:
Excellent Adaptation - A Gripping and Haunting tale of Obsessive Love more (48 total)

Cast

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Natasha Richardson ... Stella Raphael

Hugh Bonneville ... Max Raphael
Gus Lewis ... Charlie Raphael

Ian McKellen ... Dr. Peter Cleave

Joss Ackland ... Jack Straffen
Wanda Ventham ... Bridie Straffen
Sara Thurston ... Mrs. Rose (as Sarah Thurstan)
Alwyne Taylor ... Monica
Maria Aitken ... Claudia Greene
Hazel Douglas ... Lilly
Anna Keaveney ... Mrs. Bain

Marton Csokas ... Edgar Stark
Robert Willox ... John Archer
Judy Parfitt ... Brenda Raphael
Sean Harris ... Nick
Andy de la Tour ... Inspector Easton
Roy Boyd ... Trevor Wiliams

Rhydian Jones ... Mr. Griffin
Nick Chadwin ... Chaplain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jonathan Bridge ... Asylum Security Man (uncredited)

Veronica Fairhurst ... Nurse (uncredited)

Susie Gossling Valerio ... Patient (uncredited)
Maurice Hayward ... Dr. Simon Greene (uncredited)
Patrick McGrath ... Patient at hospital ball (uncredited)
Peter Yates ... Peter, parole patient (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Mackenzie 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Patrick McGrath (novel)

Patrick Marber (screenplay) and
Chrysanthy Balis (screenplay)

Produced by
David E. Allen .... producer
Michael Barlow .... executive producer
Laurie Borg .... producer (as Laurence Borg)
John Buchanan .... executive producer
David Collins .... co-producer
Chris Curling .... executive producer
Baron Davis .... executive producer
Harmon Kaslow .... executive producer
Steve Markoff .... executive producer (as Steven Markoff)
Bruce McNall .... executive producer
Mace Neufeld .... producer
Robert Rehme .... executive producer
Natasha Richardson .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Mark Mancina 
 
Cinematography by
Giles Nuttgens (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Colin Monie 
Steven Weisberg 
 
Casting by
Priscilla John 
 
Production Design by
Laurence Dorman 
 
Art Direction by
Philip Barber 
Jim Furlong (supervising art director)
 
Set Decoration by
Philippa Hart 
 
Costume Design by
Consolata Boyle 
 
Makeup Department
Carole Dunne .... chief hair stylist (as Carol Dunne)
Jane Walker .... makeup artist
Aileen Seaton .... hair designer (uncredited)
Aileen Seaton .... makeup designer (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Hilary Kehoe .... production supervisor: Samson Films
Patrick O'Donoghue .... production manager
Jonathan Scott .... unit production manager
Maria Walker .... post-production supervisor
Luc Webster .... unit manager: location
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Agnew .... first assistant director
Sandra Corbally .... third assistant director
Anna Doorly .... trainee assistant director
Simon Downes .... second assistant director
Susan Drennan .... third assistant director
Patrick Gordon .... trainee assistant director
Julie Heskin .... trainee assistant director
John Wallace .... trainee assistant director
 
Art Department
Philip Allen .... joiner
Simon Amos .... carpenter
Paul Arkins .... stagehand
Pat Bailey .... head painter
Ian Barrett .... carpenter
Colm Bassett .... construction manager: Ireland
Mark Bassett .... stand-by stagehand
Victoria Bassett .... sculptor
Neville Bayliss .... greensman
Matthew Birkeit .... plasterer
Daniel Brook .... carpenter
Benjamin Brown .... construction coordinator
Bill Buckley .... carpenter
Tommy Burke .... carpenter
Tom Burnage .... construction runner
Julie Busher .... assistant art director
Dermot Butler .... assistant construction manager
James Butler .... carpenter
David Byrne .... plasterer
Larry Byrne .... plasterer
Thomas Carey .... carpenter
Barry Carter .... carpenter
Helen Chapman .... art department runner
Greg Charlesworth .... carpenter (as Gregory Charlesworth)
Sarah Choonara .... assistant to painter
Frances Coleman .... scenic painter
Tony Dixon .... painter
David Doran .... stand-by art director
Jon Doyle .... prop storeman
Ciaran Drew .... carpenter
Ciaran Drew .... stand-by carpenter
Stephen Driver .... carpenter
Paul Duffin .... carpenter
Rob Dunbar .... modeller
Kate Evans .... art department runner
Richard Farrell .... carpenter
Neil Featherstone .... head painter (as Neil Featherston)
Andrew Garnet-Lawson .... scenic painter
Neville Gaynor .... painter
Zaman Ghulam .... painter
Richard Gunn .... carpenter
Brian Guy .... stagehand
Neal Hakes .... carpenter
Naomi Hanrahan .... art department trainee
Jules Harris .... prop storeman
Matthew Harrison .... plasterer
Michael Hill .... stand-by props
Lee Hockey .... prop builder
Timothy Horne .... carpenter
Martin Hunter .... carpenter
Simon Jacobs .... carpenter
Gemma Jones .... assistant to painter
Martin Kenny .... stand-by painter
Dave Kinsella .... dressing props (as David Kinsella)
David Knott .... carpenter
Katie Lee .... assistant to painter
Tom Lundy .... head painter (as Tommy Lundy Jr.)
Tom Lundy .... painter (as Tommy Lundy Sr.)
Charles Maloney .... painter (as Charlie Moloney)
James McGetrick .... stand-by prop
Rob Menzer .... plasterer
Annie Millar .... assistant scenic painter
Brian Molloy .... carpenter
Pat Mosley .... prop storeman (as Paddy Andrew Mosley)
Colm Murphy .... supervising carpenter
Richard O'Brien .... stand-by props
Charlotte O'Connor .... assistant prop buyer
Ian Olivia .... carpenter
Jimmy O'Meara .... stagehand
Ian Osborne .... stand-by painter
Thomas O'Shaughnessy .... painter (as Tommy O'Shaughnessy)
Michael Parkin .... plasterer
Dave Peters .... chargehand dressing props (as David Peters)
John Prideaux .... joiner
Brendan Rankin .... draughtsman
David Reilly .... property master
Oliver Roberts .... stand-by art director
Anthony Smith .... art department runner
Joe Swaine .... carpenter (as Joe Swain)
Fanny Taylor .... prop buyer
Bill Thomas .... construction manager: UK
Fraser Thorne .... carpenter
Becky Timon .... plasterer
Richard Touch .... carpenter (as Richard 'Badger' Touch)
Anke Vorwick .... model maker
Terrence Wallace .... storeman
Anthony Walsh .... stagehand
Gavin Walsh .... carpenter
Josephine Warne .... graphic artist
Alex Wharton .... carpenter
Simon Whitelegg .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
Iain Anderson .... assistant sound editor
Jamie Ballinger .... second boom operator
Brendan Deasy .... sound recordist
Caoimhe Doyle .... foley artist
John Fitzgerald .... foley recordist
John Fitzgerald .... sound re-recording mixer
Kahl Henderson .... adr editor
Kahl Henderson .... dialogue editor
Lee Herrick .... foley editor
Tom Johnson .... sound re-recording mixer
Lorraine Keiller .... adr editor
Lorraine Keiller .... dialogue editor
Giles Lamb .... sound designer
Niamh Learmont .... second boom operator
Douglas MacDougall .... supervising sound editor
Micheal MacKinnon .... foley artist
Nicky Moss .... foley editor
Jamie Roden .... adr recordist
Chris Sinclair .... sound effects editor
Peter Slater .... boom operator
Ted Swanscott .... adr recordist
Nick Watson .... sound consultant: Dolby
Geoff Foster .... sound recording engineer (uncredited)
Brendan Geaney .... transfer recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Mike H.G. Bates .... special effects makeup (uncredited)
Mike Stringer .... special effects makeup (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Neil Culley .... digital artist
Mick Harper .... digital artist
Barrie Hemsley .... visual effects producer
Sarah Hemsley .... visual effects: The Senate Visual Effects
Richard Higham .... digital artist
Duncan Kinnaird .... visual effects supervisor
Robin Konieczny .... digital artist
Andrew MacLeod .... digital artist
Warren J. Mills .... digital and film I/O
Anna Panton .... visual effects coordinator
Dylan Penhale .... digital systems and network
Rupert Smith .... visual effects: The Senate Visual Effects
Tim Walton .... digital artist
Matt Westrup .... digital artist
Doug Luberts .... visual effects assistant editor (uncredited)
Jason Piccioni .... additional visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Anthony Condren .... stuntman (as Tony Condren)
Brendan Condren .... stuntman
Joe Condren .... stunt coordinator
Patrick Condren .... stuntman
Trudy Gorlik .... stuntman
Dylan Kelly .... stuntman
Norman Kelly .... stuntman
John Sheridan .... stuntman
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Karl Bell .... electrician
Sonny Burdis .... best boy
William Cash .... electrician (as Will Cash)
Hugh-Thomas Cavanagh .... electrician (as Hugh Cavanagh)
Ronald Coe .... video assist operator
Carlos De Carvalho .... first assistant camera
Con Dempsey .... gaffer: Ireland
Con Dempsey Jr. .... electrician
Bryan Duggan .... third assistant camera (as Brian Duggan)
Padraic Faherty .... electrician
Simon Farrelly .... stand-by rigger
Philip Fitzsimons .... rigging gaffer
Howard Gibson Steele .... electrician (as Howard Gibson-Steel)
Adam Harris .... electrician
Michael Hayes .... electrician
Jon Hearn .... electrician
Damien Heffernan .... electrician
Graham Hill .... electrician
Colm Hogan .... still photographer
Louise MacEllin .... third assistant camera (as Louise McEllin)
Mike Mooney .... best boy
James Morgan .... video assist operator
Luke Myslowski .... assistant grip
Peter Myslowski .... grip
Richard Nevin .... electrician
Eugene O'Sullivan .... generator operator
Morgan Peline .... third assistant camera
Liam Phelan .... electrician
Danny Reilly .... head rigger
Lilia Sellami .... second assistant camera
David Smith .... gaffer: UK
Grant Weir .... electrician
Troy Boggess .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Alan Grayley .... electrician (uncredited)
Eugene Grobler .... electrician (uncredited)
Laurence Manly .... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Aideen McCarthy .... camera trainee: second unit (uncredited)
Howard Smith .... Steadicam operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Howard Smith .... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Faith Allbeson .... assistant to casting director
Orla Maxwell .... assistant to casting director
Sooki McShane .... casting: children
Alyson Lockwood .... extras casting (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Samantha Cousins .... wardrobe assistant
Emma Fryer .... stand-by costumer
Trudy Gorlik .... seamstress
Pat Greenwood .... seamstress
Holly Hughes .... dresser
Hazel Mall .... wardrobe supervisor
Julie Nash .... stand-by costumer
Keelin O'Síochain .... assistant costume designer (as Keelin O'Siochain)
Andrew Ross .... dresser: Ian McKellen
Sue Wain .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Giles Burgess .... first assistant film editor
Neil Hurford .... color grader
Christopher Lloyd .... additional assistant film editor (as Chris Lloyd)
Jason Wheeler .... negative cutter (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Alison Butters .... music supervisor: UK
Chuck Choi .... score recordist: Firehouse Recording Studio
David Clegg .... musician: tenor horn
Mick Delaney .... musician: baritone
Mick Delaney .... musician: second coronet
Marc Fantini .... additional music arranger
Steffan Fantini .... additional music arranger
Jim Fieldhouse .... musician: trombone
Mike Flicker .... supervising music editor
Matt Friedman .... music editor
Paul Harrison .... musician: third coronet
Charles Hindmarsh .... musician: bass
Dan Jazwinski .... musician: percussion
Neil Jowett .... conductor
Steve Kempster .... score mixer
The Lindey Band .... musicians: brass band
Kevin Mayfield .... music production assistant
Dave Metzger .... additional music arranger
Glyn Nash .... musician: principal coronet
Bryon Rickerson .... assistant music editor
Dick Bernstein .... temp music editor (uncredited)
Scott Fraser .... music programmer (uncredited)
Fionn Higgins .... assistant scoring mixer (uncredited)
Paul Leonard-Morgan .... conductor (uncredited)
Paul Leonard-Morgan .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Dave Metzger .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Nick Wollage .... score recordist (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
William Andria .... unit driver
Danny Blain .... driver: facility
Reggie Blain Jr. .... driver: facility (as Reggie Blain)
Victor Blain .... driver: facility
Stephen Carroll .... action vehicles: Motorhouse Hire
Con Cleary .... unit driver
James Cullen .... unit driver
Paul Cullen .... transportation captain
Jim 'Boxcar' Farrelly .... unit driver
Matthew Freeman .... unit driver
Donato Edward Kay .... unit driver
Terence Morrison .... driver: facility (as Terrence Morrison)
Peter Rosebottom .... driver: minibus
Clark Tracy .... driver: facility (as Clarke Tracy)
Tony Troy .... driver: prop runaround
Tom West .... unit driver
Jim Whiskers .... driver: construction runaround (as Jim 'Whiskers' Tansey)
 
Other crew
Peter Alexander .... location trainee
Anthony Bagley .... location runner
Dean Baker .... location runner
Tony Black .... psychology advisor
Jeremy Burnage .... assistant production coordinator
Lisa Byrne .... production coordinator: Samson Films
Con Cremins .... accountant
Manuela Cripps .... assistant: Natasha Richardson
Rebecca Daly .... production trainee
Deirdre Doorley .... assistant accountant
Peter Eardley .... assistant accountant
Geraldine Finn .... tutor
David Finnigan .... production assistant
Gillian Flood .... assistant production coordinator
Ron Forder .... assistant production accountant
Magali Gibert .... production coordinator
Elaine Gill .... production financing: Anglo Irish Bank
Jonathan Grafton .... production runner
Brendan Gunn .... voice coach
Kieran Hennessy .... location manager: Ireland
James Hickey .... legal affairs: Samson Films, Matheson Ormsby Prentice
Manus Home .... location manager: UK
Sasfi Hope-Ross .... assistant location manager
Ruth Hunter .... legal affairs: Samson Films, Matheson Ormsby Prentice
Janet Kearsley .... stand-in
Miriam Kelly .... accounts assistant (as Miriam C. Kelly)
Sue Lefton .... choreographer
Jeanette McGrath .... script supervisor
Liz Miller .... unit publicist: McDonald Rutter
Derek Mullen .... stand-in
Clive Noakes .... laboratory contact
Michael O'Sullivan .... production financing: Angle Irish Bank
Daniella Pearman .... production runner
Bernie Phillips .... stand-in (as Bernard Phillips)
Jo Pond .... production accountant
Jake Roberts .... assistant to director
Kerry Robinson .... location runner
Diana Scrivener .... assistant choreographer
Erik William Smith .... production executive (uncredited)
Katherine Stockall .... accounts assistant
Jane Trower .... assistant accountant
Lucas Verbist .... unit nurse
Gaynor Watts .... tutor
Monika Agorelius .... electronic press kit (uncredited)
Francisco Cortes .... acquisitions & co-productions: Paramount Classics (uncredited)
Miguel Costilliano .... production assistant (uncredited)
Tara McNamee .... extras coordinator (uncredited)
Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno .... production financing (uncredited)
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, some violence and brief language.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
UK | Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Singapore:R21 | Ireland:16 | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #40745) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Italy:VM14 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 | France:U | USA:R | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland more
Company:
Paramount Classics more

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Trivia:
Both Marton Csokas and Ian McKellan have appeared in ‘The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring’ and The ‘Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’. more
Quotes:
Max Raphael: I want you to understand what's going to happen next. The shock will wear off, and it will be replaced by a devastating grief. In time, you will come to terms with what you have done and you'll just be very, very sad. And that sadness will stay with you for the rest of your life. more
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References Vertigo (1958) more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent Adaptation - A Gripping and Haunting tale of Obsessive Love, 13 February 2006
8/10
Author: richard-810 from United Kingdom

Very briefly, the story concerns Stella, the wife of a newly arrived deputy superintendent of a prison hospital for the criminally insane and the developing relationship that she forms with one of the trusted inmates. Nothing particularly original about a tale of doomed love - you inevitably suspect that the outcome will be disastrous, but the tale unfolds in a way that is unexpected and gripping. What makes Asylum stand out is the environment in which the tale is set and the quality of the production. I read the book on which the film is based some years ago. I often find that having read a book, a subsequent film can be a disappointment, possibly because the pictures you have formed in your mind vary from those that appear on screen. Asylum differed in this respect and I came away from the viewing haunted by what I had seen and greatly impressed with the absorbing nature of the production. For the benefit of any readers unfamiliar with the work of the author Patrick McGrath, his books often feature characters that are mentally ill. He knows the subject well as he grew up living in the grounds of Broadmoor, the English prison hospital for the criminally insane that features in this story. His father worked on the medical staff there. The film captures the claustrophobic and artificial environment of such a community and I refer to that which is experienced by the staff and their families rather than the patients. The rigid conformity and social constraints to which Stella is subject to are convincingly portrayed. The casting and acting I found pretty much faultless, not only from the big players such as Richardson and McKellen but the lesser known members of the cast excel also. Marton Csokas as Edgar, the subject of Stella's attention is particularly good. I was expecting a worthy but slightly dull 'quality' drama but I found the film unexpectedly absorbing, even though I was familiar with the story. The direction and photography should be praised also – unobtrusive but allowing the story to unfold at a swift pace so as to hold the viewers attention. Highly recommended.

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