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Lantana -- Psychiatrist Valerie Somers disappears one night; Det. Leon Zat is called to investigate; his wife has been getting advice from Somers.

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Director:
Ray Lawrence
Writers:
Andrew Bovell (play)
Andrew Bovell (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 October 2001 (Australia) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Mystery See more »
Tagline:
It's tangled See more »
Plot:
Psychiatrist Valerie Somers disappears one night; Det. Leon Zat is called to investigate; his wife has been getting advice from Somers. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
35 wins & 22 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
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One of the best films from Down Under... See more (193 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Anthony LaPaglia ... Detective Leon Zat

Geoffrey Rush ... John Knox

Barbara Hershey ... Dr. Valerie Somers

Kerry Armstrong ... Sonja Zat

Rachael Blake ... Jane O'May

Russell Dykstra ... Michael
Daniela Farinacci ... Paula D'Amato
Peter Phelps ... Patrick Phelan
Leah Purcell ... Detective Claudia Wiss
Glenn Robbins ... Pete O'May

Manu Bennett ... Steve Valdez (as Jon Bennett)
Melissa Martinez ... Lisa
Owen McKenna ... Old man in pyjamas
Nicholas Cooper ... Sam Zat
Marc Dwyer ... Dylan Zat
Puven Pather ... Drug dealer

Lionel Tozer ... Police officer
Glenn Suter ... Police officer
Natasha Guthrie ... Young girl
James Cullington ... Man at book launch
Ashley Fitzgerald ... Eleanor

Vince Colosimo ... Nik Daniels
Keira Wingate ... Hannah Daniels
Angus Cripps ... Harry Daniels
William Cripps ... Harry Daniels
Kay Armstrong ... Woman dance partner
Jacomb Borra ... Jacob

Ben Mortley ... Jose

Gabriella Maselli ... Sarah, Valerie's secretary
Richard Morecroft ... Newsreader

Lani John Tupu ... Patrick's lover (as Lani Tupu)
Lesley Hancock ... Lover's wife
Angus McGuigan ... Lover's child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Di Nuzzo ... Paramedic #1 (uncredited)

Greg Eccleston ... Man In Alleyway (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ray Lawrence 
 
Writing credits
Andrew Bovell (play "Speaking in Tongues")

Andrew Bovell (screenplay)

Produced by
Mikael Borglund .... executive producer
Jan Chapman .... producer
Catherine Jarman .... line producer
Rainer Mockert .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Steve Hadley 
Bruce Haymes 
Paul Kelly 
Peter Luscombe 
Shane O'Mara 
 
Cinematography by
Mandy Walker (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Karl Sodersten 
 
Casting by
Susie Maizels 
 
Production Design by
Kim Buddee 
 
Art Direction by
Tony Campbell 
 
Costume Design by
Margot Wilson 
 
Makeup Department
Robern Pickering .... makeup artist (as Robbie Pickering)
Jan Zeigenbein .... hair stylist (as Jan 'Ziggy' Zeigenbein)
 
Production Management
Karen Downes .... assistant unit manager
Pat Lacey .... assistant unit manager
Simon Lucas .... unit manager
Damian Macey .... assistant unit manager
Gordon MacPhail .... post-production supervisor
Greg Refeld .... assistant unit manager
Stewart Riach .... assistant unit manager
Susan Wells .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Greg Cobain .... third assistant director
Jamie Crooks .... first assistant director
Tom Read .... second assistant director
Drew Bailey .... additional assistant director (uncredited)
Marcus Levy .... additional assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Peter Annison .... greens assistant
Suzanne Auerswald .... greens assistant
Jack Elliot .... greensman (as Jack Elliott)
Emma Lawrence .... art department coordinator
Edmund Levine .... additional art department dresser
Robert Moxham .... stand-by props (as Robert 'Moxy' Moxham)
Bruce Rieck .... greens assistant
Faith Robinson .... props buyer
Faith Robinson .... set dresser
Katie Sharrock .... props buyer (as Kate Sharrock)
Katie Sharrock .... set dresser (as Kate Sharrock)
David Tier .... art department runner
Jeff Balsmeyer .... storyboard artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Syd Butterworth .... sound recordist
Paul Korber .... sound attachment
Robert Mackenzie .... adr artist
Graham McKinney .... boom operator
Nada Mikas .... dialogue editor
Linda Murdoch .... atmosphere editor
Bronwyn Murphy .... assistant sound editor
Steve Murphy .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Stephen Murphy)
Martin Oswin .... sound mixer
Andrew Plain .... sound designer
Roger Savage .... sound mixer
John Simpson .... foley artist
Robert Sullivan .... sound mixer
Lidia Tamplenizza .... assistant sound editor
Michael Thompson .... adr artist
Mark Ward .... sound effects editor
Andy Wright .... adr artist
Syd Butterworth .... sound mixer (uncredited)
Greg Steele .... adr mixer (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Damian Bradford .... stunt performer (as Damien Bradford)
Zelie Bullen .... stunt performer (as Zelie Thompson)
Lazaro Cifuentes .... stunt performer
Paul Doyle .... stunt performer
Sam Elia .... stunt performer
Ashley Fairfield .... stunt performer
Scotty Gregory .... stunt performer (as Scott Gregory)
Tony Lynch .... stunt performer
Linda Megier .... stunt performer
Andrew Owen .... stunt performer
Puven Pather .... stunt performer
Tove Petterson .... stunt performer (as Tove Pettersen)
Brad Praed .... stunt performer
Glenn Suter .... assistant stunt coordinator
Glenn Suter .... stunt performer
Lawrence Woodward .... stunt coordinator
Glenn Suter .... stunt driver (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Malcolm Booth .... rigging grip
Shaun Conway .... gaffer
Graeme Dew .... rigging grip
David Elmes .... focus puller
Jesse Gibson .... epk camera operator
James Hopwood .... rigging grip
Paul Jackson .... camera equipment: Panavision
Elise Lockwood .... still photographer
Gerard Maher .... video split operator
Beau Moulson .... electrician
Zac Murphy .... electrician
David Nichols .... key grip
Jason Poole .... electrician
Steve Price .... best boy electric
Ady Rose .... assistant grip
Rod Scott .... rigging grip
Ben Tierney .... epk camera operator
Michael Vivian .... dolly grip (as Mick Vivian)
David Williamson .... camera operator
Matt Windon .... clapper loader
Philippe Leroy .... electrician (uncredited)
Matt Windon .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Sarah Beardsall .... casting: UK
Amanda Knight .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natalie Bracher .... costume assistant
Mel Dykes .... costume supervisor
Julie Frankham .... costume cutter
Amanda Irving .... stand-by costumes
Marcia Lidden .... costume cutter
 
Editorial Department
Kerri Aungle .... negative cutter
Leo Bahas .... negative cutter
Tony Beehag .... negative cutter
Arthur Cambridge .... color timer
Daniel Lee .... assistant editor
Vicki McRitchie .... negative cutter
 
Music Department
Hugh Counsell .... assistant music engineer
Paul Kelly .... music producer
Frank Madrid .... music consultant: Cuban music
Shane O'Mara .... music engineer
Shane O'Mara .... music producer
Matte Voight .... music engineer
Christine Woodruff .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Greg King .... tracking vehicle operator (as Gregory King)
 
Other crew
Lesley Aitkin .... post-production script
Mauricio Alpizar .... choreographer
Teresa Barker .... production secretary
Lisa Beedham .... location attachment
Anni Browning .... completion guarantor: Film Finances Inc.
Lazaro Cifuentes .... additional safety supervisor
Nicholas Copping .... assistant to director
Victoria Courtenay .... stand-in: Kerry Armstrong
Kathy Croft .... film stock: Kodak Australia
Jill Davidson .... insurance
Maria Farmer .... publicist
Olivier Fontenay .... laboratory liaison
Jesse Gibson .... runner
Gina Hallas .... post-production accountant
Claire Harris .... unit nurse
Peter Harris .... location manager
Greg Helmers .... travel: Traveltoo
Lee-Anne Higgins .... assistant to producer
Lee-Anne Higgins .... production notes
Paula Jensen .... production coordinator
Tony Krawitz .... director attachment
Tony Leonard .... insurance: AON Specialty Group
Barry Lord .... stand-in: Geoffrey Rush
Domonic Mahoney .... stand-in: Anthony La Paglia (as Dominic Mahoney)
Ivy Mak .... on set attachment
Kristijana Maric .... accounting assistant
Jamie Marshall .... laboratory liaison
Christopher Mayer .... additional location scout (as Chris Mayer)
Victoria Mielewska .... dialect coach: Anthony LaPaglia
Clare Mirabello .... legal representative
Christine Moran .... financial controller
Sarah Munro .... tutor: children
Amanda Newton .... title designer
Amanda Newton .... title producer
Peter Newton .... title designer
Peter Newton .... title producer
Claire Pollard .... caterer
Jessie Robson .... location attachment (as Jesse Robson)
Phillip Roope .... additional location scout
Klan Samadi .... choreographer
Francesco Strati .... double: Harry
Kathe Thomas .... stand-in: Barbara Hershey
Kristin Voumard .... continuity
John Walton .... safety supervisor
Tom Waygood .... film stock: Kodak Australia
James Wohl .... double: Harry
Liz Wright .... liaison: Todd-AO West
Lindsay Cole .... security officer (uncredited)
Jason Mack .... security officer (uncredited)
Les Roberts .... security officer (uncredited)
Glenn Suter .... assistant safety (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Julie Boon .... grateful acknowledgment (as Sergeant Julie Boon)
Martin Cayzer .... grateful acknowledgment
Stephen Conroy .... grateful acknowledgment (as Sergeant Stephen Conroy)
John Highfield .... grateful acknowledgment
Catriona Hughes .... special thanks
Paul Jackson .... grateful acknowledgment
Terry Jennings .... special thanks
George Whaley .... grateful acknowledgment
 
Crew believed to be complete


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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexuality
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Runtime:
121 min
Country:
Australia | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
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:M18 | Iceland:16 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating)
Filming Locations:
Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSee more »
Company:
MBP (Germany)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Anthony LaPaglia had to work with a dialect coach to regain his native Australian accent. He had lost it from years of working on American movies.See more »
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Nik is at the police station explaining what happened the night he picked up Valerie, we see it as he is describing it - and as she gets into his truck, you can hear the door slam before it is even shut.See more »
Quotes:
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "High Chaparall: Robert Englund (#2.5)" (2004)See more »
Soundtrack:
Te BuscoSee more »

FAQ

WHY THE FILM'S TITLE IS LANTANA
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29 out of 38 people found the following review useful.
One of the best films from Down Under..., 21 March 2002
Author: jotix100 from New York

Why are the people that don't have a thing to say about this film think that it is so slow? Also, for that matter, why are they comparing it to Short Cuts and Magnolia?

Lantana is a fine film thanks to the sure direction of Ray Lawrence and the fine script by Andrew Bovell. This was certainly a nice surprise coming from Australia, which has given us a great many interesting films and that keeps telling world wide audiences there sure is life after Hollywood and the formula styled fare that has been coming from the La-La Land in the last years.

To begin with, the cast is first rate. Anthony Lapaglia keeps getting better and better all the time. Aside from his work on stage, namely, The Rose Tatoo and A View from the Bridge, on Broadway, his appearances in films are always convincing. He's the kind of actor that doesn't repeat himself. He has such a presence and magnetism that we can't take our eyes from him throughout the duration of Lantana.

His character here is full of anger. He's at the point in his life where a mistake will make him lose his wife and children by straying to an area where he shouldn't have gone in the first place. His wife beautifully played by Kerry Armstrong is incredible. She has an integrity and dignity that many women should envy. She's sure of herself and her life with even a husband that might have and affair but who comes running back to her when he realizes what's at stake.

Barbara Hershey is another actress that always gives us a new dimension to her craft. She's never been better in her last appearances under the direction of Mr. Lawrence. Even Geoffrey Rush, an actor who could go off the top in many of his roles, plays the right note here.

The rest of the cast is excellent. Lantana is a great film. The best thing is to relax and enjoy this well crafted drama.

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