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Guinevere (1999)

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Average Rating: 8/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 0

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45

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Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 1,469

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Writer Audrey Wells (The Truth About Cats and Dogs) makes her directing debut in Guinevere, which won the screenwriting award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, where it made its world premiere. The film concerns Harper Sloane, a twenty-something upper class pre-law student who falls for Connie, a bohemian photographer 30 years her senior. Shy, waifish, and camera shy, Harper feels her life is mapped out for her, coming from a long line of successful, Harvard-educated lawyers living in San

R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

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Audrey Wells

Mar 14, 2000

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All Critics (50) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (5) | DVD (2)

Gives us a working relationship in progress rather than the usual Hollywood sitcom.

February 27, 2003 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

...a story about bad love - and how, sometimes, that is exactly what we needed at the time.

January 23, 2003 Full Review | Comment
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Polley immediately zeroes on Harper's insecurities and quiet fears and brings them delicately to the surface.

June 23, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | Comment
Kalamazoo Gazette

A thematically rich exploration of a May-December relationship.

March 4, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

I admire the filmmakers because they steadfastly refused to tack on a Hollywood ending.

February 28, 2002 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Guinevere

An intriguing movie! Interesting role for Sarah Polley. Stephen Rea is great. Gina Gershon is absolutely beautiful. Great music by Christophe Beck!

March 31, 2008
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Kind of a Svengali to Young Women (Stephen Rea), he seduces,manipulates, & molds them into their future selves.Fascinating, my kind of Film, beautifully Filmed & acted

June 28, 2011

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