High Art

1998
12
1h 41m

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6.6/10

11K

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Ally Sheedy, Gabriel Mann, and Radha Mitchell in High Art (1998)

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 18 nominations total

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Trivia
The character of Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy) was not based on Nan Goldin's life despite popular belief, apart from her work. The photographs in the film were made by Jojo Whilden.

Quotes
Greta: I'm Greta. I live for Lucy... I mean, I live here, with Lucy.

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

Soundtracks
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Written by Craig Wedren
Performed by Shudder to Think

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good movie, but a downer

I am always on the lookout for good lesbian movies with good acting and they are very hard to find. High Art fills both criteria, but every time I watch this movie I feel depressed. I don't know why, especially since I don't mind "dark" movies in the least. The relationships between the characters just feel empty to me. And, I never quite know what to make of the heretofore straight girl who falls for the gay girl. It must be said that the acting is quite good, especially Patricia Clarkson as the drugged out girlfriend of Ally Sheedy. Sheedy is also fantastic as the burned out photographer Lucy Berliner. I just didn't relate to any of these characters or to their relationships with each other, and in the end did not really care who lived or died.