The relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.
Director:
Ray Lawrence
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| Anthony LaPaglia | ... | Leon | |
| Rachael Blake | ... | Jane | |
| Kerry Armstrong | ... | Sonja | |
| Manu Bennett | ... | Steve (as Jon Bennett) | |
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Melissa Martinez | ... | Lisa |
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Owen McKenna | ... | Old Man in Pyjamas |
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Nicholas Cooper | ... | Sam |
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Marc Dwyer | ... | Dylan |
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Puven Pather | ... | Drug Dealer |
| Lionel Tozer | ... | Police Officer | |
| Glenn Suter | ... | Police Officer | |
| Leah Purcell | ... | Claudia | |
| Barbara Hershey | ... | Valerie | |
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Natasha Guthrie | ... | Young Girl |
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James Cullington | ... | Man at Book Launch |
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Trust. A dead body in bracken. A cop cheats on his unhappy wife who, in secret, sees a psychiatrist whose own marriage is corroded by grief: she thinks her husband is having an affair with a gay patient of hers. The cop's lover, Jane, is recently separated, and her neighbors - a couple with children - include a muscular unemployed man. Late one night, the doctor skids off a back road, finds a call box, and tries in vain to reach her husband. She sees headlights and flags down the driver. Later that night, Jane sees her neighbor park his truck and throw something into the lantana in a vacant lot. It's a woman's shoe. Unraveling the mystery lays bare five couples. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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adulterous wife | lust | scantily clad female | rear entry sex | nylons |Taglines:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 March 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Лантана See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend:
AUD 430,696 (Australia), 6 October 2001Opening Weekend USA:
$66,701, 16 December 2001, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$4,460,426, 21 April 2002Company Credits
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MBP (Germany), Jan Chapman Productions, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) See more »
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Sonja Zat: Really? Well, I don't. You know what's so easy, Leon? It's so easy to go out and find somebody. You know what's hard? What's hard is not to.
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(2000)
Written by Hiran Calvo
Performed by Juancyto Martinez
Courtesy of Juancyto Martinez
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Lantana is based on Bovell's own stage play called "Speaking in Tongues". See more »Goofs
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: [the morning after Leon admitted having an affair] I fucked up, all right? People fuck up.Sonja Zat: Really? Well, I don't. You know what's so easy, Leon? It's so easy to go out and find somebody. You know what's hard? What's hard is not to.
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Que Sabes Tu De Amor(2000)
Written by Hiran Calvo
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This film shows Australia, not as a sunny soap opera land, but life as it happens. There were many twists and turns throughout and showed just how small a community can be. Particularly enjoyed the sharp Aussie wit and black humour that flowed with the unfolding of the plot.
Antony LaPaglia plays a believable role and as sub plot you see his character change in the space of two hours.
All in all a very enjoyable film.