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Writers:
Anne Kennedy (writer)
Dorothy Porter (novel)
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Release Date:
10 May 2001 (Australia) more
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Tagline:
No evidence just a smell of sex and violence.
Plot:
A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
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Best to leave it in book form more (22 total)

Cast

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Susie Porter ... Jill Fitzpatrick

Kelly McGillis ... Professor Diana Maitland

Marton Csokas ... Nick Maitland

Abbie Cornish ... Mickey Norris

William Zappa ... Detective Sergeant Wesley

Brendan Cowell ... Hayden
Jim Holt ... Bill McDonald
Bojana Novakovic ... Tianna
Jean-Pierre Mignon ... Tony Brach
Caroline Gillmer ... Barbara Brach

John Noble ... Mr. Norris
Linden Wilkinson ... Mrs. Norris
Chris Haywood ... Dad Fitzpatrick
Deborah Mailman ... Lou
Charlotte Rose Regan ... Cerebral Girl
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cercle intime (France)
La maschera di scimmia (Italy)
Poetry, Sex (Japan: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, and for language.
Runtime:
93 min | Spain:94 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Gigi Edgley was unable to complete her scenes for this film because she was needed back on "Farscape" (1999) to film the episode "Dream a Little Dream/Re:Union". more
Quotes:
Jill Fitzpatrick: There's no drink to take away the taste of a fresh face rotting. more
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Dark Walk more

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Best to leave it in book form, 27 February 2008
5/10
Author: raymond-15 from Australia

I could not find anything interesting in this film. Prose and poetry divided into chapter headings and dished up as an experimental film failed as a piece of entertainment. Let it be a lesson to other film makers.

Don't be misled by the title. The writer chose the title before she wrote the book because she rather liked the Japanese haiku of that name. Believe me, there are no monkeys or masks, but after due consideration they might have livened up the film.

The sex scenes were passable but with little delicacy. The writer said she had hoped for a more grubby presentation of those scenes. I could not see much point in the scene where the woman walks into a room with her panties off. Do lesbians like to advertise their pubic hair? On the positive side the cinema photography was excellent. Glimpses of Sydney harbour and its famous bridge put me in a great mood anticipating what beautiful scenes might follow. Alas! What a strange mixture.

In one of the final scenes we see a notice warning people to take care because the Sydney Harbour rocks are slippery. I waited in trepidation because i was sure something terrible was about to take place. But no! We hear a man addressing a lesbian investigator ...."Thank you for making love to my wife; you sure put a light in her eyes".

I'd be surprised to learn if a film like this could prove to be a profitable venture. My recommendation: AVOID!

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