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...Revelation, Kokkinos follows. As suggested by the Biblical title it shares with Rupert Thomson's novel, it's all about divining truth from life's inherent mysteries. And for much of the film's two hours, time stops as audiences are asked to stand in the shoes of dancer Daniel (Tom Long), whose nightmare performance seems never-ending and all too real: on the day of his new production's opening night, he awakens in a blindingly white room where, drugged and chained, he becomes the sexual slave of three mysterious masked women. A dozen days pass like this...
...More revelatory than shocking, Book is concerned with consequences rather than actions. When Daniel is eventually dumped by his unidentified kidnappers in a dusty paddock, the dancer is more than just a little dazed...
...Unable to speak of his experiences, least of all to his fellow-dancer girlfriend (Anna Torv) who promptly leaves him, he is like any victim of atrocity or war: a sleepwalker through his own nightmare. In the way Daniel unconsciously seeks out his female assailants, abandoning himself to a promiscuous life before finding the promise of love with Aboriginal student Julie (Deborah Mailman), The Book of Revelation is as insightful as you could wish for on the topic of post-traumatic stress...
...offer dozens of differences. Federer, the two-time defending U.S. Open champ who has won eight Grand Slam singles titles, threatening Pete Sampras' record of 14 championships, is refined (he wore a cream-colored blazer to his Wimbledon matches) and sublime. "The way Roger moves, he's a ballet dancer out there," says McEnroe. "He floats above the court. His style is the most beautiful I've seen." Federer's volleys, awe-inspiring angled shots, and fluid one-handed backhand recall a bygone serve-and-volley era before today's high-tech racquets encouraged players to grip and rip missiles...
LOUIS XIV Tuck this away for Trivial Pursuit: the Sun King's nickname is said to come from a lavish gold costume he once wore--as a ballet dancer. Louis pirouetted in his youth and established the first professional ballet academy in France in the 17th century...