Henry & June (1990)

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 and his wife June. Intrigued by them both, she begins expanding...

Plot Keywords:

Muse | Bisexual | Literary | Panties | Prostitute

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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:

Alec Baldwin was originally cast as Henry Miller but pulled out two weeks prior to filming.

Quotes:

AnaÔs Nin: I'm passing through a crisis Eduardo.
Eduardo Sanchez: Be careful Anais, abnormal pleasures kill the taste for normal ones.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#26.58)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Gnossienne No. 3

An enchanting and overlooked film

Director Phillip Kaufman stirred up quite a bit of controversy when this film was first being released, most likely because of the intensity of the love scenes, but after watching the DVD I am now thinking that this film could have maybe slipped by with an R rating. The film faired poorly at the box-office, but seemed to have received generally positive reviews. The best element of this film is the atmosphere, which truly resembles the time period in which the film takes place. The story of the romance between the two writers is interesting on its own, but the great acting gives it a boost. Overall, a highly worthwhile film that will come as a pleasant surprise. The 6.3 rating is too low. I would say it deserves at the very least a 7. Ill give it an 8.