High Art
Movie Details:
| Country | United States, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Release date | January 21, 1998 (Sundance) June 12, 1998 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 41min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Ally Sheedy Radha Mitchell |
| Directed by | Lisa Cholodenko |
| Written by | Lisa Cholodenko |
| Produced by | Jeff Levy-Hinte Susan A. Stover Dolly Hall |
| Cinematography by | Tami Reiker |
| Edited by | Amy E. Duddleston |
| Music by | Shudder to Think |
| Production Company | 391 Productions Antidote Films |
| Distributor | October Films (United States) Odeon Films (Canada) |
| Box office collection | $2 million |
Cast & Characters:
- Ally Sheedy as Lucy Berliner
- Radha Mitchell as Syd, an assistant editor at Frame
- Gabriel Mann as James, Syd’s live-in boyfriend
- Charis Michelsen as Debby
- David Thornton as Harry, an editor at Frame and Syd’s boss
- Anh Duong as Dominique, chief editor of Frame
- Patricia Clarkson as Greta, a German actress and Lucy’s live-in girlfriend
- Helen Mendes as White Hawk
- Bill Sage as Arnie
- Tammy Grimes as Vera, Lucy’s mother
- Cindra Feuer as Delia
- Anthony Ruivivar as Xanderr
- Elaine Tse as Zoe
- Rudolf Martin as Dieter
- Laura Ekstrand as Waitress
- Sarita Choudhury as Joan
Storyline:
Syd, who lives with her boyfriend James, goes to complain to her neighbor about the leak in the ceiling. Her neigbor is photographer Lucy Berliner and Syd starts to fall in love with her.—Anonymous
About Movie:
High Art is a independent romantic drama written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko, and starring Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell. It premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, and saw a limited release in the United States on June 12, 1998.
The film received largely positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Sheedy’s performance, which earned several accolades, including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress.