Synopsis
A young female intern at a small magazine company becomes involved with a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both of whom seek to exploit each other for their respective careers, while slowly falling in love with each other.
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Cast
- Radha MitchellSyd
- Gabriel MannJames
- Ally SheedyLucy Berliner
- Patricia ClarksonGreta
- Charis MichelsenDebby
- David ThorntonHarry
- Anh DuongDominique
- Helen MendesWhite Hawk
- Bill SageArnie
- Cindra FeuerDelia
Recommendations
- 80
The New York Times
To their credit, the actors immerse themselves deeply in the film's self-conscious aura. Ms. Sheedy reinvents herself as a tough, fascinating presence, while Ms. Mitchell's earnest bewilderment also serves the story well. - 80
Dallas Observer
With more angst than you can shake a stick at, High Art sets a new course for the indie American film. Instead of the usual Scorsese-esque buddy confab, we have something closer to the funky Fassbinder world of marginalized, pansexual depressives. - 80
Chicago Reader
As storytelling it isn'’t always as clean as it might be, but this 1998 first feature by writer-director Lisa Cholodenko is an interesting debut for its nuanced sense of character and its terrific sex scenes--scenes that actually serve character development for a change. - 78
Austin Chronicle
A work that shellacs itself into your consciousness. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Sensitive acting and imaginative filmmaking help rescue the movie from potential excesses of its own. - 70
The A.V. Club
Though High Art has more than a few awkward touches--all the male characters take up less than one dimension, for example--it's otherwise a nicely underplayed, memorable, beautifully filmed movie. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
First-time director Lisa Cholodenko, who has made a powerful and modish film with a subtle and knowing script, is more than ably assisted by a spectacular cast. - 60
Film Threat
Solid debut effort from Lisa Cholodenko.
