Henry & June (1990)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Philip Kaufman

Writers (WGA):

Anaïs Nin (book)
Philip Kaufman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 October 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

A True Adventure More Erotic Than Any Fantasy

Plot:

In 1931 Paris, Anais Nin meets Henry Miller (Fred Ward) and his wife June. Intrigued by them both...

Plot Keywords:

Literary | Upskirt | Muse | 1930s | Bare Breasts

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Fred Ward	...	Henry Miller
Uma Thurman	...	June Miller
Maria de Medeiros	...	Anaïs Nin
Richard E. Grant	...	Hugo Guiler
Kevin Spacey	...	Richard Osborn
Jean-Philippe Écoffey	...	Eduardo Sanchez (as Jean-Philippe Ecoffey)
Bruce Myers	...	Jack
Juan Luis Buñuel	...	Publisher / editor (as Jean-Luis Bunuel)
Féodor Atkine	...	Paco Miralles
Sylvie Huguel	...	Emilia
Artus de Penguern	...	Brassaï
Pierre Étaix	...	Henry's friend no. 1
Pierre Edernac	...	Henry's friend no.2 - magician
Gaëtan Bloom	...	Henry's friend no.3
Alexandre De Gall	...	Henry's friend no. 4 - clown

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:R | Chile:14 (DVD rating) | Chile:18 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Walrus & Associates

Trivia:

Fred Ward wore blue contact lenses over his brown eyes to better resemble Henry Miller.

Quotes:

June Miller: It's a distortion. Henry, Look at me! Look! You can't see me or anyone as they are! I wanted Dostoyevsky!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bad Reputation (2005)

Soundtrack:

Barnacle Bill The Sailor

Visuals From Heaven, Story From Hell

A sexy movie with two very interesting faces - Maria de Medeiros and Uma Thurman - and one ugly and obnoxious one (Fred Ward, playing American writer "Henry Miller.")

I wish Thurman had a bigger role in this movie. The photo of her in this picture - the one Ward stares at periodically - is one of the most fascinating portraits I've ever seen. De Medeiros is shown naked quite a bit but it's her face, with those big eyes and the 1930s look, that's interesting. The nudity and lesbian sex scene gave this a NC-17 rating, the first movie ever to get that rating (from what I read.), and deservedly so. In Paris in the 1930s, where this story is set, they were "ahead" of their time (secuarly speaking) regarding decadence. This movie captures that atmosphere, although it's a bit TOO sleazy at times.

The film features some wonderful photography. One of the best cinematographers in the business, Phillipe Rousselot, filmed this. The worst part of the film was simply no likable characters and a bit too many dull spots. But.....the film really offers some visual treats.