The relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.
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★★★★★
Most successful Australian films are quintessentially Australian. From Walkabout in 1970 via Peter Weir's pictures such as Picnic at Hanging Rock; The Last Wave and Gallipoli, right up to releases around Lantana such as The Tracker; Dirty Deeds; Rabbit-Proof F...
★★★★★
This is a complex drama. Although the film involves a murder, the story is more the exploration of a number of interconnected relationships.
The film starts with a woman's body lying in a lantana bush, but we don't know who it is until the end. The story buil...
★★★★★
LANTANA (2001) **** (out of four)
"Lantana" does not embody a story like most movies; it isn't about anything in particular. It's a movie about characters. Not larger-than-life super heroes, but characters who succumb to temptation, cheat on their wives, doub...
★★★★★
In this starkly realistic examination of love and infidelity among the thirtysomething crowd from down under we learn that you may desire to cheat on your spouse, but it's better if you don't.
Leon Zat, a police detective played with an original and striking...
★★★★★
This well-delivered ensemble piece is a film version of Andrew Bovell's play SPEAKING IN TONGUES. It deals with adult relationships, particularly the sexual tension and anxiety that eventually develops in mature relationships. The plot and interaction between...
