Henry & June (1990)

Directed by

Philip Kaufman

Genre

drama film, erotic film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

NC-17

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 231 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Writer Anaïs Nin becomes entangled in a passionate and complicated relationship with Henry Miller and his wife June in 1930s Paris. The story centers on their creative and emotional connections.

intimatesensualbroodingcontemplativeunconventionalvisually texturedemotionally chargedslow-paced

What happens

Henry & June is a 1990 American biographical drama film directed by Philip Kaufman, and starring Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, and Maria de Medeiros. It is loosely based on the posthumously published 1986 Anaïs Nin book of the same name, and tells the story of Nin's relationship with Henry Miller and his wife, June. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 63rd Academy Awards. It was the first film to be given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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