High Art
1998, Gay & lesbian/Drama, 1h 42m
48 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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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Lucy Berliner
Syd
Greta
Vera
James
Arnie
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Critic Reviews for High Art
All Critics (48) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (12)
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Ally Sheedy plays Lucy with a sexy grime.
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As well as its procession of downtown drug soirées, High Art offers one of the more sensitive on-screen depictions of lesbian sex in (relatively) mainstream cinema.
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[Ally Sheedy's] excellent as Berliner.
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High Art is often compelling and uncannily accurate in its evocation of downtown demi-monde characters and druggy, entropic milieu-the art in this film is high in more ways than one.
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A highlight of the 1998 Sundance Festival: Cholodenko depicts with unwavering veracity the breakup of one longtime lesbian relationship just as another, unexpected one begins. The acting of the three women, Sheedy Mitchell, and Clarkson, is superb.
December 5, 2006 | Rating: B+
Audience Reviews for High Art
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Feb 02, 2013Absorbing psychological tug-of-war ensues for the attentions of fragile, reclusive photographer Lucy (Ally Sheedy) between her current girlfriend, junkie German former actress Greta (Patricia Clarkson) and her newly introduced downstairs neighbor, assistant magazine layout editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) who can get her vocation back on the fast track. The title has a double meaning as Lucy is torn, she can choose to remain in her current situation of privacy locked in a world of drug-fueled parties and a debilitatingly dependent Greta, or gain the strength to get clean and join Syd which also means facing the pressures that drove her away from the photography business in the first place. This trio of actresses is equally excellent in showing each character's vulnerabilities and makes the film worth watching, even if it seems to end with a chapter missing.Doctor S Super Reviewer
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Mar 06, 2010good to see ally sheedy, i havent seen her in years, a interesting role for her, although story is dull at times, and doesent really go anywhere, its worth a watchscott g Super Reviewer
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Jan 26, 2010This is the film that had everyone aflutter because here we have Ally Sheedy coming out of the woodwork years after the Breakfast Club and she is a les-bion. She does a wonderful job but what happened to her co-star Radha Mitchell?John B Super Reviewer
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Dec 05, 2008Cholodenko's debut brims with luscious cinematography.Literally!!The trio is demanding in every frame,projecting the pessimism of life,abnormalities in relationships,a Queer film without the cliches of this genre (I refuse to call it that way).Clarkson is so fuckin' underrated I swear she could play an animated freak and still play as gorgeous as ever.Gloomy atmosphere during the sex scenes.Dimitris S Super Reviewer
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