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Henry & June

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A literary love triangle is explored in this film, which was the first to earn an NC-17 rating. While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller (Fred Ward) and his wife, June (Uma Thurman), meet Anais Nin (Maria de Medeiros), and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
Henry & June

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Critics Consensus

Henry & June celebrates sensuality and passion, though the portentous filmmaking drags it down by a large degree.

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Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter 10/03/2015
Following Kaufman's impressive cinematic adaptations of such difficult-to-film works as The Right Stuff and The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Henry and June is a major disappointment. Go to Full Review Derek Adams Time Out 06/24/2006
An hour too long. Go to Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times 05/20/2003
Presented with excessive weight. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 12/06/2022
Henry and June is really bad. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Allison Green Gay Community News (Boston) 09/08/2022
This is a movie from a straight, male point of view and we’ve seen it all before. Go to Full Review Kelly Allgaier Curve 05/18/2022
The movie is sensually evocative, full of dreamy music and soft camera angles that capture the romantic atmosphere of Paris in the Thirties. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 28 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 07/24/2025 Adults only 18 years and older. See more Stephen C @dogfood23111 12/29/2024 LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 05/08/2021 I really liked this one! They show everything!!! See more steve d @RT35616104 07/10/2020 It dragged and its entire story is uninteresting. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader 02/01/2019 The best romance movie ever made! See more Read all reviews
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Philip Kaufman

Director

Fred Ward

Henry Miller

Uma Thurman

June Miller

Maria de Medeiros

Anaïs Nin

Richard E. Grant

Hugo Guiler

Kevin Spacey

Richard Osborn

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Synopsis A literary love triangle is explored in this film, which was the first to earn an NC-17 rating. While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller (Fred Ward) and his wife, June (Uma Thurman), meet Anais Nin (Maria de Medeiros), and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
Director
Philip Kaufman
Producer
Peter Kaufman
Screenwriter
Philip Kaufman, Rose Kaufman
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Ministère de la Culture de la Republique Française, Walrus & Associates
Rating
NC-17
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 1990, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 1, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.0M
Runtime
2h 16m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
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