High Art (1998)

A young female intern at a small magazine company and a drug-addicted lesbian photographer slowly fall in love while exploiting each other to advance their respective careers.

Director:

Lisa Cholodenko

Writer:

Lisa Cholodenko

Stars:

Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson

7 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
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

Storyline

Syd, who lives with her boyfriend James, goes to complain to her neighbor about the leak in the ceiling. Her neigbor is photographer Lucy Berliner and Syd starts to fall in love with her.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | nudity | drug overdose | cocaine | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

a story of ambition, sacrifice, seduction and other career moves.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, pervasive drug use and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lisa Cholodenko's first feature-length film.

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Quotes

Arnie: I'll wait for you, ladies. Enjoy your fight. I'll be right here when you're done.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Six Days, Seven Nights/Can't Hardly Wait/Cousin Bette/Mr. Jealousy/High Art (1998)

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Soundtracks

PH Balanced (For a Lady)
Written by Nathan Larson
Performed by Shudder to Think

User Reviews

Beautifully sad

Ally Sheedy hasn't been this good since THE BREAKFAST CLUB, and newcommer Radha Mitchell is also excellent. The photography is so.....raw yet at the same time elegant. The Academy was too chicken to give this any awards, luckily it did well at the Independent Film Festival.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

High Art

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$47,499, 14 June 1998

Gross USA:

$1,960,216

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,960,216

Company Credits

Production Co:

391 Productions, Antidote Films (I), October Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1