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Henry & June
1990 136 min United States of America NC-17 18+
★6.7
Romance
Director: Philip Kaufman
🎭 Based on
«Henry and June»
byAnaïs Nin
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Description
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
US Gross:
$11.57M
Worldwide:
$11.57M
Starring
Fred Ward
Actor
Uma Thurman
Actor
Maria de Medeiros
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 1991
— Best Cinematography
Key opinion
Henry & June is a stylized period drama that captures the aesthetic of 1930s Parisian hedonism, though it polarizes viewers regarding its depth and character motivations. While many praise its visual beauty and artistic atmosphere, critics remain divided on whether the film offers a profound study of creative obsession or a superficial portrait of moral decay.
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot’s cinematography captures the 1930s setting with striking, beautiful, and sensual visuals. | |
| Originality | The intimate scenes are executed with artistic taste and poetic sensibilities rather than gratuitous vulgarity. | |
| Acting | The film features strong performances that bring a sense of lived-in realism to the central trio of characters. | |
| Some viewers find the film to be an evocative study of artistic liberation, while others criticize it as a hollow, pretentious exercise that favors excessive behavior over genuine psychological depth. | ||
| Screenplay | Critics are split on the screenplay's narrative quality; supporters appreciate the focus on creative temperament, while detractors argue the plot is predictable, lacks analytical substance, and fails to provide adequate motivation for the characters' infidelity. | |
| Adaptation | Opinions on the historical portrayal of Henry Miller are divided, with some valuing the atmospheric depiction of his creative circles and others feeling the film reduces a complex writer to a shallow, underdeveloped sketch. |