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Lantana

2001 · 121 min

A quietly intense, emotionally layered drama that weaves together troubled relationships and a mystery, demanding patience but rewarding with raw, human moments.

Directed by: Ray Lawrence
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Barbara Hershey

Tagline: Sometimes love isn't enough.
Overview: Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement.

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Directed by: Ray Lawrence
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Barbara Hershey

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
betrayal
love
isolation
redemption
Places: suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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