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Lantana
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Lantana
(2001)
Lantana
(I have no idea what the title means) is an Australian production, including Barbara Hershey and Geoffrey Rush, which is ostensibly a murder mystery. It opens with the slow, panning shot of a dead woman face down in the bush. Then murder does not rear its head for another hour as we see every middle-aged marriage (except one) in some sort of crisis. So the point is that most Australian marriages of any duration are arid and treacherous. That may well be true, but no matter how fine the acting, it is tough to watch. When the murder kicks in things get much more interesting. And the actual “murder” is in many senses realistic. It is in keeping with the realism of the rest of the movie. The film ends with flashes of the subsequent relations of the characters. If you’re into the angst of (especially Australian) marriages of middle-aged couples, then this provides fascinating variety. I thought it was a poor picture, and I was glad I had ironing to do. It lingers in my mind as a touchstone for boring.
posted on Thursday, May 17, 2007 4:35 PM by
JimBell
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