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      Henry & June

      NC-17 Released Oct 5, 1990 2 hr. 16 min. Drama List
      60% 25 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score A literary love triangle is explored in this film, which was the first to earn an NC-17 rating. While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller (Fred Ward) and his wife, June (Uma Thurman), meet Anais Nin (Maria de Medeiros), and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms. Read More Read Less
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      Henry & June celebrates sensuality and passion, though the portentous filmmaking drags it down by a large degree.

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      andrea m The movie has potential, starting from the cast which is spot on. It is visually captivating, and it succeeds in taking the viewers along the sexual self-discovery of angelic Anais. However, I found it lackluster in terms of plot. I didn't like the character June at all, including the performance of Thurman, very repetitive and unnerving. It is inevitable to compare this movie to Kaufman's previous work, The unbearable lightness of being,which is much more erotic, with far superior photography and a much larger scope thanks to the background of historical relevance. Here it's just sex, always unfaithful and quite dull more often than not. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I really liked this one! They show everything!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review steve d It dragged and its entire story is uninteresting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The best romance movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member From the diaries of Anais Nin come an adaptation of her relationship with Henry Miller and his wife, June. Historically, this was the first NC17 movie. It has many enjoyable performances and some interesting life lessons. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Too much sex sets this apart from a lot of films around this era, but, doesn't give the story flow and point. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Kirk Honeycutt Hollywood Reporter Following Kaufman's impressive cinematic adaptations of such difficult-to-film works as The Right Stuff and The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Henry and June is a major disappointment. Oct 3, 2015 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Derek Adams Time Out An hour too long. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Henry and June is really bad. [Full review in Spanish] Dec 6, 2022 Full Review Allison Green Gay Community News (Boston) This is a movie from a straight, male point of view and we’ve seen it all before. Sep 8, 2022 Full Review Kelly Allgaier Curve The movie is sensually evocative, full of dreamy music and soft camera angles that capture the romantic atmosphere of Paris in the Thirties. May 18, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A literary love triangle is explored in this film, which was the first to earn an NC-17 rating. While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller (Fred Ward) and his wife, June (Uma Thurman), meet Anais Nin (Maria de Medeiros), and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
      Director
      Philip Kaufman
      Screenwriter
      Philip Kaufman, Rose Kaufman
      Distributor
      Universal Pictures
      Production Co
      Walrus & Associates
      Rating
      NC-17
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 5, 1990, Wide
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jun 1, 2004
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $11.0M
      Sound Mix
      Dolby, Surround