High Art Plot Summary and Details

Plot

Lisa Cholodenko wrote and directed this lesbian-themed drama, winner of the 1998 Sundance Film Festival's Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Ambitious photography magazine associate editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) has a ho-hum relationship with James (Gabriel Mann). Investigating a ceiling leak, she enters the apartment of her neighbor, retired photographer Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), who lives with former Fassbinder actress Greta (Patricia Clarkson), a heroin addict. The friendship between the worldly Lucy and the naive, insecure Syd ripens into an affair, one destined to change the lives of both women.

MPAA Rating:

R for strong sexuality, pervasive drug use and language.

Genre(s):

Drama,Foreign

Run Time:

105min.

Theatrical Release Date:

06/12/1998

DVD Release Date:

07/27/2004

Distributor(s):

Paramount