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ERA
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28 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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High Art
"a story of ambition, sacrifice, seduction and other career moves."
1998 1h 41m EN
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6.2TMDB Β· 158
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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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.
βa story of ambition, sacrifice, seduction and other career moves.β
Cast
Radha Mitchell
Syd
Ally Sheedy
Lucy Berliner
Gabriel Mann
James
Patricia Clarkson
Greta
David Thornton
Harry
Anh Duong
Dominique
Bill Sage
Arnie
Tammy Grimes
Vera
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lisa Cholodenko
- Writers
- Lisa Cholodenko
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lisa Cholodenko, shot by Tami Reiker. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Amy E. Duddleston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Radha Mitchell and Ally Sheedy and Gabriel Mann carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "a story of ambition, sacrifice, seduction and other career moves.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0139362 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lisa Cholodenko directs. Tami Reiker behind the camera. Amy E. Duddleston cuts. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 128 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
- 3Directed by Lisa Cholodenko, shot by Tami Reiker. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Amy E. Duddleston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Radha Mitchell and Ally Sheedy and Gabriel Mann carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "a story of ambition, sacrifice, seduction and other career moves.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0139362 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 18 themes, including "career", "new york city", "drug abuse", "photographer".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Tami Reiker
- Editing
- Amy E. Duddleston
- Production design
- Bernhard Blythe
- Costume design
- Vicki Farrell
- Makeup / hair
- Mia Thoen
- Runtime
- 101 min Β· 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,929,168
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- High Art (1998)
Awards
- The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Lisa Cholodenko
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AN
Antidote Films
US
October Films
US
- 39
391 Productions
Key crew
- Art DirectionCaryn Marcus
- ProducerDolly Hall
- CastingBilly Hopkins
- ProducerJeffrey Kusama-Hinte
- ProducerSusan A. Stover
- Script SupervisorMolly Maguire
- CastingKerry Barden
- CastingSuzanne Smith Crowley
- Production DesignBernhard Blythe
- Costume DesignVicki Farrell
- Art Department CoordinatorSean De Simone
- EditorAmy E. Duddleston
- Associate ProducerLori E. Seid
- MusicCraig Wedren
- MusicShudder to Think
- MusicNathan Larson
- Makeup ArtistMia Thoen
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- career
- new york city
- drug abuse
- photographer
- photography
- heroin
- drug addiction
- exploitation
- addiction
- magazine
- love
- lesbian relationship
- drugs
- lgbt
- intern
- sexual exploration
- woman director
- lesbian
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere1998-01-21RΒ· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical1998-06-12R
Also known as
International titles
- L'art interditCA
- A szerelem mΕ±vΓ©szeteHU
- Sztuka wysublimowanej fotografiiPL
- High Art : Retratos SublimesBR
