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Overview
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It's tangled morePlot:
Psychiatrist Valerie Somers disappears one night; Det. Leon Zat is called to investigate; his wife has been getting advice from Somers. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
34 wins & 17 nominations moreUser Comments:
A rare accomplishment moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anthony LaPaglia | ... | Detective Leon Zat | |
| Rachael Blake | ... | Jane 'Janie' O'May | |
| Kerry Armstrong | ... | Sonja Zat | |
| Manu Bennett | ... | Steve Valdez (as Jon Bennett) | |
| Melissa Martinez | ... | Lisa | |
| Owen McKenna | ... | Old man in pajamas | |
| Nicholas Cooper | ... | Sam Zat | |
| Marc Dwyer | ... | Dylan Zat | |
| Puven Pather | ... | Drug dealer | |
| Lionel Tozer | ... | Police officer | |
| Glenn Suter | ... | Police officer | |
| Leah Purcell | ... | Detective Claudia Wiss | |
| Barbara Hershey | ... | Dr. Valerie Somers | |
| Natasha Guthrie | ... | Young girl | |
| James Cullington | ... | Man at book launch |
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Rated R for language and sexuality.Parents Guide:
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121 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:AA | Singapore:M18MOVIEmeter: 
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The first film to win all of the top six categories of the Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards: best picture, best director, best actress, best actor, best supporting actress, best supporting actor. It also won for best adapted screenplay. This record remained unbroken until all 13 AFI categories were swept by Somersault (2004). moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the conversation between Leon and John on John's deck, the water level and position of the pitcher changes. moreQuotes:
Leon Zat: I tell my wife everything.John Knox: That suprises me.
Leon Zat: Why?
John Knox: Most men hold something back.
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"Lantana" is one of those rare films which which transcends entertainment with meaningful messages, however subliminal, while avoiding the dumbing-down, flocking, hype, titillation, and other excesses of the usual Tinseltown product and relying solely on good story telling. The film uses the nonlinear Magnoia-esque jigsaw puzzle approach showing a piece of each player one at a time while methodically completing the final puzzle picture. Though the film involves a cop, a shrink, a missing woman, infidelity, adultery, grief, suspicion, etc., "Lantana" isn't about any of these things; a fact which is made clear in the end when the final puzzle piece is dropped into place. A must see for mature realists into serious drama.