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High Art

1998 · 101 min

A slow, intimate descent into desire and exploitation, where artistic ambition and addiction blur the line between love and using someone.

Tagline
a story of ambition, sacrifice, seduction and other career moves.
Overview
When Syd, a young editor at an influential art magazine, becomes involved with her neighbor, a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both seek to exploit each other for their respective careers while slowly falling in love with each other.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • addiction
  • obsession
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lisa Cholodenko
Written by
Lisa Cholodenko
Starring
Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Gabriel Mann, Patricia Clarkson, David Thornton, Anh Duong, Bill Sage, Tammy Grimes
Cinematography
Tami Reiker
Runtime
101 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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