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The Monkey's Mask

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
1.6K
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Kelly McGillis and Susie Porter in The Monkey's Mask (2000)
CrimeMysteryThriller
A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Samantha Lang
  • Writers
    • Anne Kennedy(screenplay)
    • Dorothy Porter(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Susie Porter
    • Kelly McGillis
    • Abbie Cornish
  • Director
    • Samantha Lang
  • Writers
    • Anne Kennedy(screenplay)
    • Dorothy Porter(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Susie Porter
    • Kelly McGillis
    • Abbie Cornish
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    Kelly McGillis and Susie Porter in The Monkey's Mask (2000)
    Kelly McGillis in The Monkey's Mask (2000)
    Kelly McGillis in The Monkey's Mask (2000)
    Kelly McGillis and Susie Porter in The Monkey's Mask (2000)
    Marton Csokas and Susie Porter in The Monkey's Mask (2000)

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    Susie Porter
    Susie Porter
    • Jill Fitzpatrick
    Kelly McGillis
    Kelly McGillis
    • Professor Diana Maitland
    Abbie Cornish
    Abbie Cornish
    • Mickey Norris
    Brendan Cowell
    Brendan Cowell
    • Hayden
    Jim Holt
    • Bill McDonald
    Bojana Novakovic
    Bojana Novakovic
    • Tianna
    Jean-Pierre Mignon
    • Tony Brach
    Caroline Gillmer
    Caroline Gillmer
    • Barbara Brach
    John Noble
    John Noble
    • Mr. Norris
    Linden Wilkinson
    Linden Wilkinson
    • Mrs. Norris
    Chris Haywood
    Chris Haywood
    • Dad Fitzpatrick
    Deborah Mailman
    Deborah Mailman
    • Lou
    Marton Csokas
    Marton Csokas
    • Nick Maitland
    William Zappa
    • Detective Sergeant Wesley
    Charlotte Rose Regan
    • Cerebral Girl
    Johnny Lee
    • Tai Chi Instructor
    Sara Nunn
    • Comforting Policewoman
    David Wood
    • Brian, the poet
    • Director
      • Samantha Lang
    • Writers
      • Anne Kennedy(screenplay)
      • Dorothy Porter(based on the book by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • 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".
    • Quotes

      Mickey Norris: [Opening scene; standing before an audience] Love is a torture - love tortures me. Does love torture you? If it does, why are you laughing? I feel you in the room like a knife. You cut out my cunt, so why not cut out my heart? Your prick is a knife that hurts me. You grunt like a beautiful pig

      [audience laughs]

      Mickey Norris: . I wish my cunt could hurt you.

    • Connections
      Featured in Lesbian Film Review: The Monkey's Mask (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Jezebel
      (instrumental)

      Written by Alan Wilder (as A. Wilder)

      Performed by Recoil

    User reviews26

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    Death in Inner City Poetry Scene
    Let me state first of all that I liked this film. It revolves around a female PI who is investigating the disappearance of young student poet who is later found murdered. She becomes involved in an affair with the student's teacher who may or may not be involved in the murder. It flows quite well maybe abit slowly for some but to me this is the right pace. The movie is delineated into sections much like a poem and in some ways the lead (admirably played by Susie Porter) seems to float through this world of poetry readings, steamy love trysts and threatening phone calls a player yet somehow disassociated from it all.

    There were however some things that annoyed me a little about the whole film and while they didnt spoil it for me they nevertheless grated on me. Susie Porters character though solidly played nevertheless did not ring true to me. She is meant to be a working class ex-cop familar with the mean streets of Western Sydney now navigating her way through this bunch of artsy intellectual types. She didnt quite ring true to me - she almost seemed part of that crowd herself - her outsider status wasnt obvious to this viewer.

    I found the some of the use of nudity and sexual profanity abit try hard. What I mean by this is that it was almost abit forced.To me It looked as though it was saying look how comfortable we are in showing nudity etc,I suspect it was almost there to spice things up rather than being integral to the plot (to be fair a pretty hard line to draw on many occasions).I also found the whole characterisation of the murdered girl and her parents abit annoying. The parents are cardboard carictures of what inner city intellectuals view the suburbanites (with money) as -dull boring and clueless , & the murdered girl is portrayed as some spoilt little brat from the leafy suburbs on a parent subsidised rebellion - another cliche. I find this more than a little ironic as the subject matter of this film is likely to draw an audience (in Australia anyway) that is largely the arthouse end of the market (ie monied and educated) Anyway these points though somewhat annoying to this viewer really are only minor distractions.Overall the film is worth seeing.
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    • hodo68
    • Jun 5, 2002

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 2001 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • Canada
      • France
      • Italy
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El círculo íntimo
    • Filming locations
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Arenafilm
      • Asmik Ace Entertainment
      • Canal+
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,831
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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