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Loving Highsmith

Play trailer Poster for Loving Highsmith Released Sep 2, 2022 1h 23m Biography Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Loving Highsmith is a unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith's quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of Highsmith's novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Carol, a partly autobiographic novel, was the first lesbian story with a happy ending to be published in 1950s America. But Highsmith herself was forced to lead a double life and had to hide her vibrant love affairs from her family and the public. Only in her unpublished writings did she reflect on her private life. Excerpts from these notes voiced by Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones, Top of the Lake), beautifully interwoven with archive material of her and her most famous novel adaptions, create a vivid, touching portrait of one of the most fascinating female writers.
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Although the picture it presents of the brilliant author's life may be incomplete, Loving Highsmith remains a compelling tribute to a singular talent.

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Stephen Romei The Australian What this documentary does is take us into the idiosyncratic mind of the writer... Rated: 3.5/5 May 8, 2023 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) But it’s the wilful refusal to engage with Highsmith’s long-nurtured bigotry — she famously dismissed the Holocaust as a failure for not murdering enough Jews — that ultimately galls. Rated: 1/5 Apr 14, 2023 Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator The more you already know about Highsmith, the more you will note the omissions but it’s still interesting because she was so interesting. Apr 13, 2023 Full Review Helen Hawkins The Arts Desk It’s like looking at a jigsaw with every third piece missing. Rated: 3/5 Apr 18, 2023 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Cleverly augmented with voiceovers from her diary entries, this is an engaging portrait of how Highsmith's love for a series of women fuelled her books. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 18, 2023 Full Review Xan Brooks Observer (UK) A thorough, measured, often illuminating portrait, aided by readings from Highsmith’s unpublished diaries and interviews with her ex-lovers. Rated: 3/5 Apr 16, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mariana R oh el verdadero sueño es ser amado por unx poeta, bn mágica la estética de la cámara, ya ni sabía de q novia estábamos hablando, pero perdida en la casita del bosque Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Loving Highsmith is a unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith's quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing. Most of Highsmith's novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Carol, a partly autobiographic novel, was the first lesbian story with a happy ending to be published in 1950s America. But Highsmith herself was forced to lead a double life and had to hide her vibrant love affairs from her family and the public. Only in her unpublished writings did she reflect on her private life. Excerpts from these notes voiced by Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones, Top of the Lake), beautifully interwoven with archive material of her and her most famous novel adaptions, create a vivid, touching portrait of one of the most fascinating female writers.
Director
Eva Vitija
Producer
Franziska Sonder, Maurizius Staerkle-Drux
Screenwriter
Eva Vitija
Distributor
Zeitgeist Films
Genre
Biography, Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 2, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 2, 2022
Runtime
1h 23m