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A young woman attempts to end her criminal career. But she needs love to make it.A young woman attempts to end her criminal career. But she needs love to make it.A young woman attempts to end her criminal career. But she needs love to make it.
Elizabeth Ash
- Nurse
- (as Elisabeth Ash)
Kitty McGeever
- Judith
- (as Kate McGeever)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the reasons why Michael Caton-Jones quit the project was because Miramax head, Harvey Weinstein, nixed his proposal of casting Sophie Okonedo in the lead suggesting she wasn't sufficiently sexually desireable.
- Quotes
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 Django Reinhardt with Le Hot Club De 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.
- ConnectionsReferenced in When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)
- SoundtracksBillets Doux
Music by Maurice Yvain
Lyrics by Saint-Granier
Performed by Django Reinhardt
Published by Editions Salabert
Courtesy of The Decca Record Company Limited
Licensed by kind permission from Polygram Film & TV Licensing
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An excellent British, romantic thriller
I was very fortunate to be able to attend the world premiere of this excellent new film from Michael Radford, the director of Il Postino.
B MONKEY tells the story of the romance between a quiet, jazz-loving school teacher (played by the excellent Jared Harris) and the beautiful, mysterious and dangerous Beatrice (played by Asia Argento). Beatrice, or B. Monkey as she was known in her criminal life, tries to leave her old life behind her - but it proves very hard to shake off.
This is a great film and I enjoyed it immensely. It's a hugely stylish film and is beautifully shot. The acting all round is tremendous but special honours should go to Asia Argento who gives a powerful and captivating performance.
I really hope this film will do well around the world as it is greatly deserving of huge success.
I saw this film on Saturday November 7th 1998, at the London Film Festival
B MONKEY tells the story of the romance between a quiet, jazz-loving school teacher (played by the excellent Jared Harris) and the beautiful, mysterious and dangerous Beatrice (played by Asia Argento). Beatrice, or B. Monkey as she was known in her criminal life, tries to leave her old life behind her - but it proves very hard to shake off.
This is a great film and I enjoyed it immensely. It's a hugely stylish film and is beautifully shot. The acting all round is tremendous but special honours should go to Asia Argento who gives a powerful and captivating performance.
I really hope this film will do well around the world as it is greatly deserving of huge success.
I saw this film on Saturday November 7th 1998, at the London Film Festival
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- Vince-6
- Nov 7, 1998
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Tehlikenin pençesinde
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $39,371
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,436
- Sep 12, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $50,832
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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