I remember when Philip Kaufman's Henry & June came out in 1990, not only because it was and is cool and quite a bit different from typical American movies, but also because it received the then new NC-17 rating due to its sexual nature. In the USA, as in most countries I suppose, the very topic of sex -- though not necessarily in the absurdly sophomoric fantasy ways exploited by mass advertising -- is far more subversive and scarier to many people than violence. That fact in itself is really fascinating.
Set in Paris during The Great Depression with the rise of the Nazis in the background, Henry & June stars Maria de Medeiros (Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida) as Anaïs Nin (Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell), Fred Ward as Henry Miller, Uma Thurman as June Miller and Richard E. Grant as Nin's husband Hugo, plus Kevin Spacey and others in bit parts. The soundtrack is superb.
Today's Rune: Journey.
4 comments:
I loved that movie.
When it came out, the mayor of the town I work for at the time was obsessed with obscenity issues. He actually had plainclothes cops do spot checks on the theater showing it to make sure they weren't admitting any minors.
He's since been indicted, pled guilty and resigned from office for shaking down local business owners.
Love the movie. Will have to check out the soundtrack.
I'd like to see this. For the sex of course. lol.
It can't get any better than this.
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