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Lantana
2001
****½
Director: Ray Lawrence
Cast: Anthony La Paglia, Barbara Hershey, Geoffrey Rush, Kerry Armstrong, Rachael Blake, Vince Colosimo, Russell Dykstra, Daniela Farinacci, Peter Phelps, Leah Purcell, Glenn Robbins

A woman's dead body is lying in lantana bushes. Who is she and what happened? The truth is revealed through a story of four married couples, whose lives intertwine. This slow burning but excellent Australian drama is wonderfully acted. The brilliant script is based on Andrew Bovell's play Speaking In Tongues.