High Art (1998)
Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
Genres - Drama, Romance, Family & Personal Relationships |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Drama, Addiction Drama, Gay & Lesbian Films |
Release Date - Jan 21, 1998 (USA - Unknown), Jun 12, 1998 (USA - Limited), Jun 12, 1998 (USA) |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - Canada, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
Lisa Cholodenko wrote and directed this lesbian-themed drama, winner of the 1998 Sundance Film Festival's Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Ambitious photography magazine associate editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) has a ho-hum relationship with James (Gabriel Mann). Investigating a ceiling leak, she enters the apartment of her neighbor, retired photographer Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), who lives with former Fassbinder actress Greta (Patricia Clarkson), a heroin addict. The friendship between the worldly Lucy and the naive, insecure Syd ripens into an affair, one destined to change the lives of both women.
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addiction, apartment, career, editor, friendship, heroin, lesbianism, magazine, photographer
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