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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Philip Roth (novel)
Nicholas Meyer (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 October 2003 (France) more
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Tagline:
How far would you go to escape the past?
Plot:
When a disgraced former college professor has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking secret about his own life that he has kept secret for 50 years. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
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(21 articles)
Show me the Money | Mark Lawson
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an engaging, charming film more (200 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Der menschliche Makel (Germany)
La couleur du mensonge (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
106 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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The mole on the side of Anthony Hopkins' head was added, due to the fact that Wentworth Miller has a mole on the side of his head. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Coleman first gives Faunia a ride to her place, it is raining outside. When he gets out of the car to go inside, the entire windshield is dry and clean as a whistle, even the area that is outside the reach of the wipers. more
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Young Coleman Silk: Dance For Me. more
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References The Manchurian Candidate (1962) more
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Embraceable You more

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20 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
an engaging, charming film, 25 November 2004
Author: csk_london from london, england

The Human Stain is a film about an elderly retired middle-class university professor called Coleman (played by Anthony Hopkins) who begins a relationship with a troubled woman (played by Nicole Kidman) who leads a white-trash existence, and the effects it has on both of them. It also has the side plots (but very much intertwined) of the elderly man's friendship with a young writer (character name Zuckerman)and the young woman's ongoing troubles with her ex-husband.

I thought this was a lovely film - Anthony Hopkins is excellent and extremely convincing in this role, as were the characters of Farley (the ex-husband) & Zuckerman. The friendship particularly between Zuckerman and Coleman was extremely warm and charming. However, whilst Nicole Kidman's acting was very good, I remained unconvinced by the character that she played. Aside from this, I found the film extremely engaging and believable.

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