B. Monkey (1998)

Note Générale:

6,1/10   

Réalisateur:

Michael Radford

Scénaristes:

Andrew Davies (novel)
Chloe King (writer)
(suite)

Date de sortie:

15 juillet 1999 (Allemagne)

Genre:

Crime | Romance | Thriller

Accroche:

Trouble never looked so good

Intrigue:

Alan Furnace is a young man with the perfectly proper, quiet life of a London school teacher. But beneath...

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Love | Fight | Thief | Monkey

Avis des utilisateurs:

A somewhat derivative romantic thriller that's boosted byfantastic performances.

Ensemble

Asia Argento	...	Beatrice
Jared Harris	...	Alan Furnace
Rupert Everett	...	Paul Neville
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	Bruno
Julie T. Wallace	...	Mrs. Sturge
Ian Hart	...	Steve Davis
Tim Woodward	...	Frank Rice
Bryan Pringle	...	Goodchild
Clare Higgins	...	Ms. Cherry
Simone Bowkett	...	Angie
Marc Warren	...	Terence
Camilo Gallardo	...	Barman (Conrans)
Michael Carlin	...	Carlo
Paul Ireland	...	Barman (Kings Head)
Elizabeth Ash	...	Nurse (as Elisabeth Ash)
Catherine Carter	...	Joy
Kate McGeever	...	Judith
Jason Ross	...	Rudy
Amanda Boxer	...	Tory Lady
Vincent Regan	...	Johnny Hart
Kerry Shale	...	Texan
Seretta Wilson	...	Texan Wife
Eddie Marsan	...	Young Thug
Gary Catlin	...	Jim Arkwright
Jason Howard	...	Ricky Sturge
Tony Cyrus	...	Algerian Man
Paul Angelis	...	Gangster
Robin Lermitte	...	Manager
Dick Brannick	...	Mr. Gibson
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Michael Fitzgerald	...	Magnus
Eric Jorrin	...	Male Nurse

Réalisé par
Michael Radford

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Andrew Davies		novel
Chloe King		writer
Michael Radford		writer
Michael Thomas		writer

Produit par
Laurie Borg	....	co-producer
Nik Powell	....	executive producer
Colin Vaines	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	co-executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	co-executive producer
Stephen Woolley	....	producer

Musique originale
Luis Enríquez Bacalov		(as Luis Bacalov)
Jennie Muskett

Image
Ashley Rowe

Montage
Joëlle Hache

Distribution des rôles
Sharon Howard-Field
Karen Lindsay-Stewart

Création des décors
Sophie Becher

Direction artistique
David Hindle

Décorateur de plateau
Careen Hertzog

Création des costumes
Valentin Breton Des Loys

Maquillage
Dave Elsey	....	special makeup effects artist
Eammon Hughes	....	assistant hair stylist
Eammon Hughes	....	assistant makeup artist
Beverley Pond-Jones	....	makeup artist
Jamie Pritchard	....	chief hair stylist
Colin Ware	....	special makeup effects artist

Directeur de production
Mederic Bourlat	....	assistant unit manager
Stephen Law	....	post-production supervisor
Christine Raspillère	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Ben Burt	....	third assistant director
Simon Emanuel	....	second assistant director: reshoots
Christopher Granier-Deferre	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Peter Markham	....	second unit director
Simon Moseley	....	assistant director
Mary Soan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Sophie Sorensen	....	third assistant director
Rebecca Tucker	....	second assistant director

Département Art
Barry Abbot	....	carpenter
Peter Adams	....	construction runaround
Brian Aldridge	....	dressing props
John Bastin	....	carpenter
Pete Beasley	....	stand-by painter (as Pete Beasley)
Lee Betis	....	painter (as Lee Betts)
Alan Briant	....	props runaround
Anthony Caccavale	....	stand-by painter
Matthew Camacho	....	scenic painter
John Casey	....	carpenter
Julia Castle	....	art department assistant
Alan Chesters	....	construction manager
Sarah Jane Cornish	....	assistant art director (as Sara-Jane Cornish)
Penny Crawford	....	production buyer
Gerry Davies	....	dressing props
Will Draper	....	dressing props
Martin Duffy	....	carpenter
James Ede	....	painter
Brian Eke	....	carpenter
Gordon Fitzgerald	....	property master
James P. Foran	....	construction supervisor
Peter Franklin	....	carpenter
Daniel Gordon	....	graphics artist
Michael Gunner	....	painter supervisor (as Micky Gunner)
Tom Hannam	....	stand-by art director
David Hears	....	painter
John Hedger	....	scenic painter
Douglas Ingram	....	storyboard artist
David Ned Kelly	....	chargehand carpenter (as David Kelly)
Sean Kiely	....	painter
Jamie Leonard	....	production designer: preparation
Jack Lovesay	....	stagehand
James McNeil	....	carpenter
David Reilly	....	location property master (as Dave Reilly)
Polly Richards	....	art department runner
Kevin Swabey	....	carpenter
Micky Swift	....	chargehand stand-by
Betty Vaughan-Richards	....	art department runner
Frank Walsh	....	draughtsman
Micky Webb	....	chargehand stagehand
Laurence Wells	....	stand-by props
Steve Wheeler	....	property master
Nicholas Wood	....	painter

Technicien du son
Mike Dowson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Finn	....	sound assistant (as Stephen Finn)
Rodney Glenn	....	supervising sound editor
Derek Holding	....	dialogue editor
Peter Lindsay	....	sound mixer
Peter Lindsay	....	sound recordist
Julian Rodd	....	additional sound editor
Malcolm Rose	....	sound maintenance
Marco Streccioni	....	sound engineer
Mark Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	dolby film sound consultant (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Cliff Wallace	....	special effects makeup

Cascadeur
Ray De-Haan	....	stunts (as Ray De Haan)
Tracey Feldon	....	stunts
Lee Millham	....	stunts
Andreas Petrides	....	stunt safety coordinator
Greg Powell	....	stunt coordinator
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
Lee Sheward	....	stunts

Caméra et Département Electrique
Jon Best	....	best boy
Catherine Brandish	....	clapper loader
Julian Bucknall	....	focus puller: second unit
Neil Carr	....	rigger
Gary Chaisty	....	electrician
Ian Clark	....	focus puller
Bob Cooke	....	clapper loader: second unit
Jeffery Dance	....	rigger
John Field	....	rigger
Graham Frake	....	director of photography: second unit
Chris Hill	....	grip: second unit
Mark Hutchings	....	electrician
Ken Lowe	....	electrician
Tim Murphy	....	rigger
Gary Owen	....	electrician
Martin Phipps	....	stand-by rigger
Keith Sewell	....	Steadicam operator
Adrian Smith	....	Steadicam operator
Laurie Sparham	....	still photographer
Andrew Taylor	....	gaffer
Roger Tooley	....	Steadicam operator
Matthew Woolf	....	camera assistant trainee

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Stephanie Collie	....	assistant costume designer
Georgina Gunner	....	wardrobe assistant
Lisa Shanley	....	wardrobe assistant

Dpartement Editorial
Lorraine Armstrong-Esther	....	post-production coordinator
Jo Harland	....	second assistant editor
Clara Ott	....	first assistant editor
Valérie Pasteau	....	first assistant editor
Tania Reddin	....	second assistant editor
John Stanborough	....	color grader
Neil Williams	....	first assistant editor

Département Musique
Geoff Foster	....	score recordist
Bob Last	....	music supervisor
Gerard McCann	....	music editor
Michael Price	....	score synth programmer

Divers
Barbara Berkery	....	dialogue coach
Kathini Cameron	....	runner
Gavin Charlton	....	sous chef
Tony Clarkson	....	location manager
Matt Dalton	....	accounting assistant
Mike Day	....	assistant production coordinator
Tala Hadid	....	assistant to director
Rupert Hall	....	location assistant
Andrew Hill	....	assistant location manager
Lisa-Kim Ling Kuan	....	assistant accountant
Jamie Leonard	....	production design preparation
Sarah Lester	....	stand-in
Undine Marshfield	....	unit publicist
Karen McLuskey	....	production assistant
Paola Minazzato	....	script supervisor: second unit
Peter Ogunsalu	....	assistant to producer (as Pete Ogunsalu)
Sarah O'Toole	....	assistant location manager
Roger Phillips	....	title designer
Albert Pointer	....	location assistant
David Rielly	....	assistant to director
Kevin Trehy	....	production accountant
Toby Troynar	....	location assistant
Nick Waldron	....	location assistant
Kirsty Whalley	....	synthesizer programmer
Chris White	....	assistant location manager
Winnie Wishart	....	production coordinator
Philippa Wood	....	assistant to producer
Anna Worley	....	script supervisor

Companies de production

• Miramax Films
• Scala Productions
• Synchronistic Pictures

Distributeurs

• Bac Films
• Buena Vista International (UK)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• LNK Filmes (Portugal) (video)
• Miramax Films (1999) (USA)
• New Films International
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (DVD)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• Shôchiku Eiga
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Any Effects

Autres Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  light equipment
• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• Grip House  grip equipment
• Mobile Mouthful  catering
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality and language, and for violence and drug content.

Durée:

92 min

Pays:

UK | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Italien | Français

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 (DVD) | Argentina:16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) (uncut) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Société:

Miramax Films

Anecdotes:

Michael Caton-Jones was the original director for the film but left over creative differences.

Guillemet:

Alan Furnace: [first lines - at DJ mic] You grow up in the suburbs, you picture a life for yourself, right? A life of danger, late nights in smokey Jazz clubs, beautiful women everywhere. There's Janda Rhineheart with A Hot Cup of Paris, 1939. - You're listening to Night Duty in Saint Jose's hospital. - Only then you *do* grow up, and you're not living that life. You're poor. You teach in a school during the day, and of course you like it. Though you can barely find time to play the bloody trumpet.

Connexions:

Référencé sur When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)

Bande son:

DE CAMPTOWN RACES

A somewhat derivative romantic thriller that's boosted byfantastic performances.

B. Monkey has some elements that are similar to La Femme Nikita. But is also manages to implement just enough fresh twists to keep the film from getting too derivative.

The film's biggest asset is the fantastic performances from everyone in the cast. It's pretty evident that this film was designed as a vehicle for the Italian goddess Asia Argento, and she definitely does not disappoint as far as her looks or her acting abilities are concerned. Everyone else does an equally great job and add some great nuances to what could have been generic characters.

The film is quite violent at times and also features strong doses of sex and nudity (mostly of Ms. Argento) but it's all done in a tasteful and artistic manner that keep the film from veering into exploitation territory.

Overall, a solid little romantic thriller and a stunning showcase for Asia Argento.

rating:8