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Asylum
2005
Set in late-1950s England, David Mackenzie's ASYLUM is a Gothic romance filled with erotic obsession, deception, and murder. Natasha Richardson gives a bravura performance as Stella Raphael, an unhappy woman who is forced to move with her son, Charlie (Gus Lewis), to rural Yorkshire when her husband, Max (Hugh Bonneville), .. Read more
| Starring | Natasha Richardson, Ian McKellen, Hugh Bonneville, Marton Csokas |
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| Director | David Mackenzie |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
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Asylum
Set in late-1950s England, David Mackenzie's ASYLUM is a Gothic romance filled with erotic obsession, deception, and murder.
Natasha Richardson gives a bravura performance as Stella Raphael, an unhappy woman who is forced to move with her son, Charlie (Gus Lewis), to rural Yorkshire when her husband, Max (Hugh Bonneville), earns a post as deputy superintendent of a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane. Among the patients there is Edgar Stark (Marton Csokas), a brooding sculptor who has been imprisoned for the brutal murder of his wife.
When Stark gets a job working in the Raphaels' garden and conservatory, the attraction grows between Stella and him as Stark's doctor, Peter Cleave (Sir Ian McKellen), Max's rival, watches closely, harbouring his own ulterior motives. When Edgar escapes, Stella must decide whether to remain in her sedate life in Yorkshire or go after the dangerous man she has fallen in love with.
Based on Patrick McGrath's 1997 novel, ASYLUM examines the fine line between marriage and passion, between the confined and the confused, as art and beauty combine with deceit and betrayal to tell a powerful story that features excellent performances by Richardson, McKellen, and Csokas, as well as fine support from Joss Ackland and Judy Parfitt.
Maria Aitken, who just happens to be the wife of author McGrath, plays Claudia Greene.
| Starring | Natasha Richardson, Ian McKellen, Hugh Bonneville, Marton Csokas, Joss Ackland, Judy Parfitt, Maria Aitken |
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| Director | David Mackenzie |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 30 Jan 2006 |
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Intriguing!
Not the best film I have seen lately but worth watching on a cold night in with a couple of drinks.
A family move into a property in the grounds of a... read more » - 204459
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Good to see High Royds, not necessarily the film!
The best thing about this film was getting to see inside the grounds of High Royds asylum. I thought the relationships in the film developed far too quickly and... read more »
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Not mad enough
A decent stab at filming Patrick McGrath's excellent novel of sexual obsession, the oroblem being the quality of the book.
The source material&#... read more » - 1070187
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romance noir
there are two corridors in the asylum. one for the patients, the other for the sane ones. being very near each other they meet at the end, one can easily take ... read more »
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Asylum
Set in late-1950s England, David Mackenzie's ASYLUM is a Gothic romance filled with erotic obsession, deception, and murder.
Natasha Richardson gives a bravura performance as Stella Raphael, an unhappy woman who is forced to move with her son, Charlie (Gus Lewis), to rural Yorkshire when ...
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