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High Art

1998, Drama/Lgbtq+, 1h 42m

49 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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A surprisingly sultry performance from Ally Sheedy elevates High Art from pretentious melodrama to compelling -- if still a little pretentious -- romance. Read critic reviews

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Syd (Radha Mitchell), a low-level editor at a photography magazine eager to establish herself, discovers her neighbor is the once-celebrated downtown photographer Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy). Although Syd lives with her boyfriend (Gabriel Mann), she is drawn to Lucy, who has a volatile relationship with her heroin-addicted girlfriend, Greta (Patricia Clarkson). As Syd starts sleeping with Lucy, she is pulled into a glamorous but dangerous art-world scene, full of drugs and unexpected pleasures.

Cast & Crew

Ally Sheedy
Ally Sheedy
Lucy Berliner
Radha Mitchell
Radha Mitchell
Syd
Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Clarkson
Greta
Tammy Grimes
Tammy Grimes
Vera
Gabriel Mann
Gabriel Mann
James
Bill Sage
Bill Sage
Arnie
Anh Duong
Anh Duong
Dominique
David Thornton
David Thornton
Harry
Lisa Cholodenko
Lisa Cholodenko
Director
Lisa Cholodenko
Lisa Cholodenko
Writer
Dolly Hall
Dolly Hall
Producer
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Producer
Susan A. Stover
Susan A. Stover
Producer
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