DVD 137 mins
NC-17
Henry & June
Universal Studios (10/5/1990)
In Collection
#296

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Owner:
Ben
Drama, Erotica
USA  /  English

Fred Ward Henry Miller
Uma Thurman June
Maria de Medeiros Anais Nin
Kevin Spacey

Director Philip Kaufman

Anais Nin (Maria de Medeiros) is a young woman in 1930s Paris whose husband is slowly defecting from art to working in a bank, leaving her very bored. When the then-unpublished Brooklyn writer Henry Miller (Fred Ward) enters her life, she embarks on a journey of seduction and sexual exploration that eventually leads from the writer to his wife, June (Uma Thurman), who finances her husband's life in Paris so he may praise her beauty in his writing. Unhappy with her husband's writing and her lovers' affair, June enters a jealous rage, forcing Henry into suffering-artist mode and Nin back to her husband. Despite having one of the more erotic scenes of the 1990s, between Nin and June, the film does not live up to its subject, largely due to a mediocre screenplay and flawed direction. The strength of the original material and Medeiros's decidedly unflawed performance, however, make it worth viewing. --James McGrath

Edition Details
Edition Widescreen Edition
Barcode 025192051821
Region Region 1
Release Date 2/23/1999
Packaging Jewel Case
Screen Ratio 1.66:1
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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Purchase Date 10/11/2005
Purchase Price $6.99
Store Best Buy
Condition New (Still Sealed)
Current Value $24.99
Links Amazon US