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Lantana

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Synopsis

Psychiatrist Valerie Somers disappears one night; detective Leon Zat is called to investigate; his wife has been getting advice from Somers because she suspects Zat of cheating on her, and thus follows a web of deceit, lies and intrigue.

Movie info:

Release:

2001

Running Time:

120 min

Certificate:

Suitable only for 15 years and over

Availability:

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Genre:

Drama

Cast:

Anthony LaPaglia
as Leon Zat
Barbara Hershey
as Valerie Somers
Rachael Blake
as Jane O'May

Director:

Ray Lawrence

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Edward Hutchings
Lantana
08 December 2011
LaPaglia is police detective Leon Zat. How's Zat? Glad you asked - he's trying to jog off a paunch; trying not to let a one-night stand with Jane (Blake) turn into an affair; trying to reconnect with his wife Sonja (Armstrong); trying to find Valerie (Hershey), a psychiatrist who has vanished; trying to keep it all together, basically, before he implodes. That's Zat's story, but it only begins to suggest the complexity of this multi-layered, deeply satisfying movie. Lawrence and screenwriter Andrew Bovell revisit more than half-a-dozen characters before, during and after the crucial disappearance - an enigma at the centre of a shifting kaleidoscope of intersecting lives. Comparisons have been made with Altman and Paul Thomas Anderson, but Lantana is less flamboyant than its American counterparts. Lawrence never looks down on his characters. He holds them at eye slevel, close and even. Just occasionally he lets down his exceptional actors, spelling out subtleties embedded in the performances, but this is nit-picking, really. This rare thriller insists that the most compelling mysteries are buried in human relationships. LaPaglia gives the performance of his career.
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Kenneth Browning
Lantana.
29 April 2010
Enjoyable film with good acting, well worth watching. ***
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K Henein
Worth watching
20 April 2010
very enjoyable movie, superb acting and good plot ...........
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Bernadette Griffin
Enjoyable
17 January 2010
Never quite sure with free stuff but when I saw the cast included Anthony Lapaglia and Geoffrey Rush I thought it would be worth a watch. I enjoyed it , a good mini study if you like of relationships. I felt sorry for Jane though in terms of her friendship with Paula deteriorating - she did the right thing in telling the police but got vilified for it. Worth watching
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Mags C
Lantana
31 December 2009
It's a story about relationships and choices..... and how they are dealt with by each character. Not your typical American cheesy/ over dramatised can't relate to kinda movie. Very enjoyable..real characters that are easy to relate to with great acting by all the cast. Really worth watching.
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Clare C
Lantana
28 December 2009
Compelling movie...
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beena khan
Lantana
22 December 2009
An amazing film with real life character, human making mistakes, holding on to life , heartfelt emotions ,worth watching it again.
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pepipi pepipi
lantana
21 December 2009
it's a brilliand....film cold happen with everyone...
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Fernando Grace
Real life emotions
18 December 2009
It could happen to anyone...Middle age confusion, passion, insecurity, suspiccion. Real life, real people, real struggles. Great screenplay and great acting! The world is very small..our lives roll on into each other in a way or another. Shall we hide, what to hide! Great evening, made my day!
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catrina Taylor
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12 December 2009
Brilliant film for what it is. Superb acting, especially form the cops wife - facial expressions etc. A bit of everything; Murder, mystery, sex, romance, violence, intrigue... Even a touch of comedy! Watch the cop whilst he is out jogging one day! I defy anyone to guess 'who done it' before the interview near the end!! A bit of a slow quiet film but worth a watch.
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