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Asylum (2005) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
British Independent Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Mackenzie

Written By:
Patrick McGrath
Patrick Marber

Actors:
Natasha Richardson ..... Stella Raphael
Hugh Bonneville ..... Max Raphael
Gus Lewis ..... Charlie Raphael
Ian McKellen ..... Dr. Peter Cleave
Joss Ackland ..... Jack Straffen
Wanda Ventham ..... Bridie Straffen
Sara Thurston ..... Mrs. Rose (as Sarah Thurstan)
Alwyne Taylor ..... Monica
Maria Aitken ..... Claudia Greene
Hazel Douglas ..... Lilly
Anna Keaveney ..... Mrs. Bain
Marton Csokas ..... Edgar Stark
Robert Willox ..... John Archer
Judy Parfitt ..... Brenda Raphael
Sean Harris ..... Nick

Synopsis:

A psychiatrist's wife encounters one of her husband's charges, an inmate at a maximum security asylum in the outskirts of London. Her curious attraction to this man, who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife, grows stronger as he's placed on the job to restore the asylum's conservatory, mere steps from her home.

Adapted for the screen by Patrick Marber (Closer), based on the novel by Patrick McGrath.

In 1950s England, Stella Raphael, a restless, beautiful woman, desperately desires to find in romantic love the one thing that will change everything. When her husband Max, an ambitious forensic psychiatrist, is appointed Deputy Superintendent at a high-security psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, Stella and her young son come with him to live on the grounds. Being in proximity of madness has a dangerous attraction for this woman; with its eerie, gothic beauty and endless echoing corridors, the institution itself seems to draw Stella in. Then she meets inmate Edgar Stark, an artist confined for murdering his wife in a jealous rage. There is a visceral connection between the two. Stella finds release and a sense of herself reborn in Edgar's embrace. Senior physician Peter Cleave, long in line for the position to which Max has been promoted, watches carefully as Stella and Edgar bond--'sexual pathology' is his particular field of interest. The cunning Dr. Cleave is a master observer, one who especially prides himself on manipulation. Stella is now the center of attention for three men, each of whom desires to possess her: the husband, the lover and the doctor. When Edgar escapes the asylum and their secret affair is revealed, Stella determines to continue on with her lover, no matter what the cost. What began as a fierce brave step towards freedom now threatens to bring Stella to other, even more intense forms of confinement. Having taken the risk, there is no turning back.

A forensic psychiatrics wife embarks on a passionate but doom-laden affair with a mad but charismatic artist.

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