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High Art
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High Art (1998) -- A young female intern at a small magazine company becomes involved with a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both of whom seek to exploit each other for their respective careers, while slowly falling in love with each other.
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Lisa Cholodenko (writer)
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Release Date:
12 June 1998 (USA) more
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a story of ambition, sacrifice, seduction and other career moves.
Plot:
A young female intern at a small magazine company becomes involved with a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both of whom seek to exploit each other for their respective careers, while slowly falling in love with each other. full summary | add synopsis
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7 wins & 14 nominations more
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good movie period, not good lesbian movie more (98 total)

Cast

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Radha Mitchell ... Syd

Gabriel Mann ... James

Charis Michelsen ... Debby
David Thornton ... Harry
Anh Duong ... Dominique

Ally Sheedy ... Lucy Berliner

Patricia Clarkson ... Greta
Helen Mendes ... White Hawk

Bill Sage ... Arnie
Tammy Grimes ... Vera
Cindra Feuer ... Delia
Anthony Ruivivar ... Xander

Elaine Tse ... Zoe

Rudolf Martin ... Dieter
Laura Ekstrand ... Waitress
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'art interdit (Canada: French title) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, pervasive drug use and language.
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101 min | Colombia:87 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The character of Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy) was based on Nan Goldin's life and work. more
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Lucy: You need some *help*, G.
Greta: Look at yourself, Lucy.
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12 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
good movie period, not good lesbian movie, 31 May 2005
9/10
Author: djanima from United States

I've been reading a lot of the comments about this movie, and i've seen it probably 3 or more times. Yet most of the comments seem to establish it as just a lesbian movie. I don't believe that. I am a lesbian yet that has nothing to do with what i think about the movie, and the same goes for the characters. Syd falls in love with Lucy but i don't see is as her "coming out as a lesbian". She's opening up to new feelings, and it just happens to be with a woman who is in a disastrous relationship already. Yet the movie itself grasps the inner depths of the characters. All the scenes seem to fold perfectly amongst each other, the subject of photography probably had something to do with it giving it a more symbiotic meaning to the story. This movie was great and every time i watch it i am left with a serene complacent feeling, even though the ending wasn't as expected.

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