Henry & June

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Henry & June

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Overview

"The first film to wear the MPAA's NC-17 rating, Philip Kaufman's steamy account of the relationship between writers Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller comes to DVD with this release. Featuring interactive menus, a theatrical trailer, film highlights, talent bios, production notes, and web links, the disc presents the film in a nice-looking widescreen 1.66:1 transfer. Add to that English and French Dolby Digital Surround audio tracks, and Henry & June is a DVD that should be pleasing to fans. Spanish subtitles are also available."

Product Details

Release Date:	02/23/1999
UPC:	0025192051821
Original Release:	1990
Rating:	NC-17
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:17:00

Special Features

Production notes; Cast and filmmakers' bios; Film highlights; Theatrical trailer; Web links

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Fred Ward	Henry Miller
Maria de Medeiros	Anais Nin
Uma Thurman	June Miller
Richard E. Grant	Actor
Kevin Spacey	Osborn
Bruce Myers	Jack
Jean-Louis Bunuel	Editor-Publisher
Sylvie Huguel	Emilia
Artus de Penguern	Brassai
Pierre Etaix	Friend
Alexandre de Gall	Clown
Karine Couvelard	Osborn's Girl Friend
Louis Bessieres	Accordionist
Annie Fratellini	The Patronne
Maite Maille	Frail Prostitute
Frank Heiler	Steamship Agent
J. Bunuel	Publisher/Editor
Pierre Edemac	Actor
Stephanie Leboulanger	Prostitute Brushing Long Hair
Suzy Palatin	Bal Negre Performer
Samuel Ateba	Black Musician for Quat'z Arts Ball
Marc Maury	Man in Silent Film
Annie Vincent	Fat Prostitute
Jean-Philippe Écoffey	Anaïs' cousin / Eduardo Sanchez
Maurice Escargot	Pop
Liz Hasse	Jean
Féodor Atkine	Spanish Dance Instructor
Claire Joubert	Contortionist
Mark Adler	Composer
Juan Luis Buñuel	Editor / Publisher
Pierre Étaix	Henry's friend no. 1
Gaëtan Bloom	Henry's Friend No. 3 - Magician
Brigitte Lahaie	Henry's Whore
Maïté Maillé	Frail Prostitute
Gary Oldman	Pop

Technical Credits

Philip Kaufman	Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Producer
Yannoulla Wakefield	Producer
Alan Splet	Sound/Sound Designer

From the B&N Reads Blog

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Editorial Reviews

It's not every day that the Motion Picture Association of America creates a new rating, but that's what happened in 1990 with Henry & June, Philip Kaufman's biography of author Henry Miller. By giving the film the an NC-17 rating, the MPAA allowed it to be seen in many parts of mainstream America, where an X-rating would have meant banishment. Though the rating has since become almost as reviled as the X, the intended differentiation between pornography and art was clear. In the end, Henry & June is not particularly erotic, but it is boldly sensual, in the vein of Kaufman's previous film The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Most of the performances -- save for Fred Ward's portrayal of the rather pitiful Miller and Kevin Spacey's minor but memorable role -- are overshadowed by the film's visual splendor. Even the alluring Uma Thurman (as Miller's wife, June) and Maria de Medeiros (as Anaïs Nin) can't compete with production designer Guy-Claude François' stunning recreation of 1930s Paris. Philippe Rousselot was rightfully nominated for an Academy Award for his lavish cinematography.