In Collection
#296
Seen It:
No
Owner:
Ben
Drama, Erotica
USA / English
Fred Ward |
Henry Miller |
Uma Thurman |
June |
Maria de Medeiros |
Anais Nin |
Kevin Spacey |
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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 When the then-unpublished Brooklyn writer Henry Miller (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 |
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 |
Biographies
Film Highlights
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailers
Web Links
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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
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