TITLE: B Monkey
YEAR: 1997

MICHAEL RADFORD: Director and Co-Writer

STARRING:
With Asia Argento, Jared Harris, Rupert Everett and Jonathan Rhys Meyers Click for more

SYNOPSIS: 
Alan Furnace is a young man with the perfectly proper, quiet life of a London school teacher. But beneath all of that decency lies a burning desire for excitement and he just found it. She's a woman unlike any other: Unruly Irish eyes, Latin lips... Click for more

DIRECTOR'S NOTES
People sometimes ask me why I did this film when after being nominated for an academy award I could have had my pick. The answer is that I had a three picture deal with Miramax, and this was the one they wanted me to make... Click for more

REVIEW:
B Monkey, based on the book by Andrew Davies, is an extremely stylish and expertly made British thriller with a strong romantic story as well. I feel certain that this film will be a huge hit.... Click for more

COMMENTS:
"An entertaining but insubstantial romantic thriller loaded with Euro-chic trappings and no small amount of sex appeal."
Mr. Showbiz - Kevin Maynard

"A solidly crafted, entertaining melodrama."
New York Daily News- Jack Mathews