The Monkey’s Mask (2000)
| Director: | Samantha Lang |
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| Starring: | Susie Porter Kelly McGillis Marton Csokas Abbie Cornish William Zappa |
| Year of release: | 2000 |
| Running time: | 93 |
| Age restriction: | 18 S |
| Category: | Gay & Lesbian Films |
A female detective discovers the dark side of the world of contemporary literature in this unusual thriller from Australia. Mickey (Abbie Cornish) is a brash young female poet who is gaining a potent reputation for her powerful verse about love and sex. When she suddenly disappears, private detective Jill Fitzpatrick (Susie Porter) is hired to help find her. Jill doesn’t know much about poetry, so she starts her investigation by tracking down Mickey’s teacher and mentor, Diana (Kelly McGillis), to learn more about Mickey and the circles in which she traveled. Jill is a lesbian, and quickly finds herself strongly attracted to Diana; though Diana is married to Nick (Marton Csokas), she finds herself equally infatuated with Jill, and the two are soon having an affair. When Mickey is found murdered, her parents ask Jill to step up the investigation, and Jill digs deeper into the facts of Mickey’s life



