Main Cast: Asia Argento, Jared Harris, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Tim Woodward
Release Year: 1998
Country: US/UK
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this witty romantic thriller, Alan (Jared Harris) is a London schoolteacher who leads a quiet, mildly stuffy life. As a hobby, he serves as a jazz disc jockey, spinning tunes for a hospital's public address system, but he craves danger and excitement. One night, Alan stops into a bar for a drink and sees Beatrice (Asia Argento), a beautiful woman who is arguing with two men. Alan is immediately enraptured by Beatrice and begins to pursue her. What Alan doesn't know is that Beatrice is an infamous thief known to the police as "B. Monkey" (named for her ability to break into anything), and the men she was quarreling with were Paul (Rupert Everett) and Bruno (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), a gay couple who are her partners in crime. When Alan becomes aware of Beatrice's secret, he tries to lead her into a safer and more honest way of life, even as she lures him into the thrilling existence he's been dreaming of. Leading lady Asia Argento is the daughter of Italian horror auteur Dario Argento. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
David Hindle - Art Director, Laurie Borg - Co-producer, Valentine Breton de Lois - Costume Designer, Simon Moseley - First Assistant Director, Michael Radford - Director, Peter Markham - Second Unit Director, Joëlle Hache - Editor, Nik Powell - Executive Producer, Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer, Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer, Jennie Muskett - Composer (Music Score), Bob Last - Musical Direction/Supervision, Sophie Becker - Production Designer, Ashley Rowe - Cinematographer, Stephen Woolley - Producer, Colin Vaines - Producer, Peter Lindsay - Sound/Sound Designer, Carole King - Screenwriter, Michael Radford - Screenwriter, Michael Thomas - Screenwriter, Mark Taylor - Re-Recording Mixer, Andrew Davies - Book Author
