Asylum - Natasha Richardson, Marton Csokas, Sean Harris, David Mackenzie
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Movie propaganda
Passion. Possession.
It's 1959, and bored, beautiful Stella (Natasha Richardson) succumbs at last to her bottled-up passions and begins a clandestine relationship with one of the patients at her husband's psychiatric hospital in northern England. Lust at first sight has rarely been so ill-advised (her handsome new lover did, after all, cut off his previous wife's head), and the resulting amour fou transforms all their lives - none for the better.
Co-starring Ian McKellen, and scripted by Closer playwright Patrick Marber (adapting the best-selling novel by Patrick McGrath), this stylish example of modern gothic is a sexy, seductive treat, and a clever investigation of power, transgression and control.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film drama 1950s psychiatric patient romance relationship doctor UK
Persons of interest
- Natasha Richardson .... Stella
- Marton Csokas .... Edgar
- Sean Harris .... Nick
- Joss Ackland .... Straffen
- Hugh Bonneville .... Max Raphael
- Amy Horton .... Mary Flynn
- Rhidian Jones .... Mr Griffen
- Ian McKellen .... Peter Cleave
- Judy Parfitt .... Dame Brenda Raphael
- Wanda Ventham .... Mrs Straffen
- Robert Willox .... Archer
- Peter Yates .... Peter
- Patrick Marber .... Author
- Chrysanthy Balis .... Screenwriter
- Patrick Marber .... Screenwriter
- David Mackenzie .... Director
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Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
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Security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong sex scenes)
Surveillance time
97 minutes (1:37 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: Undated 2005
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