The Book of Revelation (2006)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Ana Kokkinos

Writers:

Rupert Thomson (novel)
Ana Kokkinos (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 September 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Pantomime | Toilet | Hostage | Non Statutory Female On Male Rape

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

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
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	...	Dancer
Jan Pinkerton	...	Dancer
Gavin Webber	...	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)

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
Nick 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

Stunts
Zev Eleftheriou	....	stunt coordinator
Miroslav Lhotka	....	stunts

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

Production Companies

• Film Finance
• Wildheart Zizani

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Pachamama Cine (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Palace Films (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• ContentFilm International (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (sales agency)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2006) (Romania) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cameraquip Australia  camera equipment provided by
• Trackdown Digital  additional music recorded at
• VisionsMCP  extras casting

Runtime:

Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:113 min (DVD version)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Film Finance

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.

Soundtrack:

The Secret Garden

Gutsy and challenging (though flawed) cinema

In these days of 'safe' cinema, it's great to see a bold director not afraid to take big risks. This is challenging cinema, and though there is nudity and sex, it is never gratuitous. It is intelligent, well-filmed, and with nice music. It's the best performance I've seen from Tom Long.

The consistency of the film wasn't as sharp as it could have been. Colin Friels was (as always) very good, and it would have been good for his role to have been further developed, as his part at the end seemed a little abrupt. The film seemed a little long, not as satisfying as the director's previous film Head On, but well-done nonetheless.

There was something unsettling about this film that I can't quite put my finger on. It has something to do with the look and feel. It seems it was an exploration by the director that didn't completely pay off. Maybe there was an air of unreality – it certainly didn't have the grittiness that pays off in Alkinos Tsilimidos' Em4Jay.