Asylum (2005)

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R | 1 hr 30 mins | Action, Thriller, Adaptation | Released: 8/12/2005 |Box Office Total: $0.3M

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Synopsis:

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.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/12/2005

Studio	Credit
Paramount Vantage	Studio
Director	Credit
David MacKenzie	Director
Cast	Credit
Natasha Richardson	Stella Raphael
Marton Csokas	Edgar Stark
Ian McKellen	Dr. Peter Cleave
Hugh Bonneville	Max Raphael
Augustus Jeremiah Lewis	Charlie
Judy Parfitt	Brenda Raphael
Joss Ackland	Jack Straffen
Gus Lewis	Charlie Raphael
Wanda Ventham	Bridie Straffen
Production Credits	Credit
Harmon M. Kaslow	Executive Producer
Mace Neufeld	Producer
David Collins	Co-Producer
Baron Davis	Executive Producer
David E Allen	Producer
Michael Barlow	Executive Producer
Laurie Borg	Producer
Natasha Richardson	Executive Producer
Robert Rehme	Executive Producer
Steven Markoff	Executive Producer
Bruce McNall	Executive Producer
Chris Curling	Executive Producer
John Buchanan	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Seven Arts Pictures	Production Company Production Company
Kismet Entertainment Group	Production Company
Samson Films	Production Company Production Company
Mace Neufeld Productions	Production Company
Clinica Estetico Staff	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Momentum Pictures Limited	Theatrical Distributor Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Classics	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Ireland
United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Patrick Marber	Screenplay
Patrick McGrath	Source Material
Art Department	Credit
Phillip Barber	Art Director
Laurence Dorman	Production Designer
Casting	Credit
Priscilla John	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Giles Nuttgens	Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Seven Arts International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Mark Mancina	Original Score
Production Management	Credit
Jonathan Scott	Unit Production Manager
Peter Agnew	Assistant Director
Patrick O'Donoghue	Production Manager
Simon Downes	Assistant Director
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Consolata Boyle	Costume Designer

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