| B. Monkey | |
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| Directed by | Michael Radford |
| Produced by | Nik Powell Colin Vaines Stephen Woolley |
| Screenplay by | Chloe King Michael Radford Michael Thomas |
| Based on | B. Monkey by Andrew Davies |
| Starring | Asia Argento Jared Harris |
| Music by | Luis Enríquez Bacalov Jennie Muskett |
| Cinematography | Ashley Rowe |
| Editing by | Joëlle Hache |
| Distributed by | Miramax |
| Release date(s) | 7 November 1998 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Box office | $34,524 (USA) |
B. Monkey is a 1998 film directed by Michael Radford. Originally, Michael Caton-Jones was attached to direct the adaptation of the book by Andrew Davies, but left over creative differences.[1]
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Alan (Jared Harris) is a schoolteacher in London who also moonlights as a jazz disc jockey for a hospital PA system. One night after work, he goes to a bar and sees Beatrice (Asia Argento), a beautiful woman who is arguing with two men. Alan is immediately captivated 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 arguing with were Paul (Rupert Everett) and Bruno (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), a homosexual 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.
| Actor | Role |
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| 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 |
Anita Gates of The New York Times had a mixed review of the film but thought highly of the actors:
| “ | The best part of B. Monkey is reveling in the dark side of Rupert Everett. The dissolute Rupert Everett. Rupert Everett, drinking and drugging, destroying his chiseled good looks and recklessly putting his life in danger... which is where the second-best part of B. Monkey comes in: Jared Harris, who is becoming one of the most fascinating actors around.[2] | ” |
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