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The Book of Revelation (2006) -- An erotic mystery about power and sex, the entanglement of victim and perpetrator, and a man's struggle to regain his lost self.

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Director:
Ana Kokkinos
Writers:
Rupert Thomson (novel)
Ana Kokkinos (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
7 September 2006 (Australia) more
Genre:
Mystery | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
A secret he would not share. An obsession he could not control. A mystery he dare not resolve.
Plot:
An erotic mystery about power and sex, the entanglement of victim and perpetrator, and a man's struggle to regain his lost self. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Ana Kokkinos talks Blessed
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User Reviews:
Tough to sit through but so much to think and talk about afterward! more (29 total)

Cast

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Tom Long ... Daniel
Greta Scacchi ... Isabel
Colin Friels ... Olsen
Deborah Mailman ... Julie
Zoe Coyle ... Renate

Nadine Garner ... Margot
Olivia Pigeot ... Bernadette
Ana Maria Belo ... Sally

Belinda McClory ... Jeanette
Sibylla Budd ... Deborah
Geneviève Picot ... Barmaid (as Genevieve Picot)
Nina Liu ... Vivian
Brian Lipson ... James
Damien Fotiou ... Shopkeeper
Marty Fields ... Charging Officer
Ken Radley ... Policeman
Anthony Wallace ... Policeman
Robert Morgan ... Doctor
Matt Wilson ... Street Performer
Michael Carter ... Dancer
Ryan Lowe ... Dancer
Fiona Malone ... Dancer
Mia Mason ... Dancer
Carlie Mellow ... Dancer
Shaun Parker ... Paul / Dancer
Jan Pinkerton ... Dancer
Gavin Webber ... Justin / Dancer

Anna Torv ... Gertrude

Zoe Naylor ... Astrid
Odette Joannidis ... Maude
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Baroo ... Man in Pub (uncredited)

Andy McPhee ... Rex (uncredited)
Tamara Searle ... Katrina (uncredited)
Nina Spriggs ... Friend (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ana Kokkinos 
 
Writing credits
Rupert Thomson (novel)

Ana Kokkinos (screenplay) and
Andrew Bovell (screenplay)

Produced by
Graham Begg .... executive producer
Jamie Carmichael .... executive producer
Al Clark .... producer
Barbara Gibbs .... line producer
 
Original Music by
Cezary Skubiszewski 
 
Cinematography by
Tristan Milani 
 
Film Editing by
Martin Connor 
 
Casting by
Christine King 
 
Production Design by
Paul Heath 
 
Art Direction by
Simon McCutcheon 
 
Set Decoration by
Murray Kelly 
 
Costume Design by
Anna Borghesi 
 
Makeup Department
Nik Dorning .... prosthetic makeup
Christine Miller .... makeup designer
 
Production Management
Barbara Gibbs .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Jones .... first assistant director
Kham Soukseun .... third assistant director
Greg Spiller .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Genevieve Bevan-John .... art department attachment
 
Sound Department
Natalie Choo .... foley artist (as Natalie Velik)
Perry Dwyer .... boom operator
Chris Goodes .... re-recording mix assistant
Robert Mackenzie .... sound editor
Andrew Neil .... foley mixer
Glenn Newnham .... sound editor
Paul Pirola .... sound designer
Paul Pirola .... sound re-recording mixer
Livia Ruzic .... dialogue editor
Blair Slater .... foley recordist
John Wilkinson .... sound recordist
Andy Wright .... adr recordist
 
Visual Effects by
Jonathan Dixon .... digital liaison
Rebecca Dunn .... senior compositor
Jamie Hediger .... digital compositor
Michelle Hunt .... digital compositor
Takahiro Suzuki .... digital compositor
 
Stunts
Zev Eleftheriou .... stunt coordinator
Miroslav Lhotka .... stunts
Warwick Sadler .... stunt double: Tom Long
 
Casting Department
Trish McAskill .... casting associate
Annabel Osborne .... casting assistant
 
Editorial Department
Milena Romanin .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Ross Cockle .... music score engineer
 
Other crew
Pauline Burt .... risk manager
David Hart .... location assistant
Rachel Higgins .... assistant to producer
Alex McCrossin .... location manager
Meryl Tankard .... choreographer
Cameron Wood .... assistant location manager
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
118 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:R | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:18
Filming Locations:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Company:
Film Finance more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The postcard that Daniel sends to Isabel is of Max Dupain's 'Sunbaker' (1937), often regarded as an icon of the healthy Australian man lying in rest. more
Soundtrack:
Music for Dance Performance more

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User Reviews

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13 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
Tough to sit through but so much to think and talk about afterward!, 30 July 2006
9/10
Author: scottybrady from Melbourne, Australia

Well they said it was more about being thought provoking than being a box office hit and they were right. The Book of Revelation was incredibly hard to sit through - both because of its slow pace and its confronting themes - but so very worthwhile.

Beautifully crafted, the movie is not for everyone, especially if you've been the victim of sexual abuse.

The movie sets out to explore a range of issues and themes and it wasn't until the day after I saw it (today) that many of them dawned on me (and even then it was only prompted by reading an interview with the Director, Ana Kokkinos). I suspect that I'll be experiencing more of these revelations (pun intended) for quite some time.

One of the themes of "The Book of Revelation" is sex and power. There are some very confronting and disturbing scenes where the male lead is sexually abused by three cloaked and masked women. One of my female friends who I saw the movie with said afterward that she didn't feel any of the discomfort she usually feels when she sees a rape scene on the screen and wondered if it was purely because it was a man being raped. This is one of those areas that the movie gets you thinking about.

It's hard to watch but I highly recommend seeing it.

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