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Lantana is a 2001 Australian-German drama film, directed by Ray Lawrence and starring Anthony LaPaglia, Kerry Armstrong, Geoffrey Rush and Barbara Hershey. It is based on the play Speaking In Tongues by Andrew Bovell , which premiered at Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company .
Jul 7, 2021 · There is a police detective (Anthony LaPaglia’s Leon) cheating on his worn wife (Kerry Armstrong’s Sonja), the separated woman he’s seeing (Rachael Blake’s Jane), a couple whose marriage has been subsumed by grief (Barbara Hershey’s Valerie and Geoffrey Rush’s John), and Jane’s neighbours (Daniella Farinacci’s Paula and Vince Colosimo’s Nik).
Jan 18, 2002 · Lawrence’s film, based on a play by Andrew Bovell, only seems to be a murder mystery. As it plays out, we’re drawn into the everyday lives of these characters–their worries, their sorrows, the way they’re locked into solitary sadness.
Oct 5, 2021 · Leah Purcell reflects on her time making the classic Australian film, Lantana. On the 4 th of October 2001 an intimate domestic murder mystery drama was released in cinemas and managed to capture the world’s attention.
Dec 14, 2001 · It is based on a very theatrical play, “Speaking in Tongues,” that for structural reasons writer Andrew Bovell thought would never make a film.
Sep 18, 2001 · Ray Lawrence’s Lantana (2001) offers us this same mosaic-like, community-based structure. The apparent randomness of the tales presented to us gradually takes on a sense of place and of family as we spin further and further into the connections that exist between strangers.
Lantana is, despite or maybe because of its less than joyful subject matter, a pleasure to watch. It is a true ensemble piece, which gives a large array of (mostly) Australian actors a chance to shine. And they do, needing hardly any language to tell their story and convey their brokenness.
