The Human Stain
Price: | $9.90 |
List Price: |
|
You Save: | $1.09 (10% Off) |
Available:
Usually ships in 3-5 business days
Brand New
|
DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 27, 2021
- Originally Released: 2003
- Label: Miramax
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Anthony Hopkins & Nicole Kidman | |
Performer: | Ed Harris, Gary Sinise, Wentworth Miller, Jacinda Barrett, Harry Lennix, Clark Gregg, Anna Deavere Smith, Kerry Washington, Phyllis Newman, Ron Canada, Tom Rack & Vlasta Vrana | |
Directed by | Robert Benton | |
Edited by | Christopher Tellefsen | |
Screenplay by | Nicholas Meyer | |
Original story by | Philip Roth | |
Composition by | Rachel Portman | |
Produced by | Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg & Scott Steindorff | |
Director of Photography: | Jean-Yves Escoffier | |
Executive Production by | Ron Bozman, Steve Hutensky, Eberhard Kayser, Andre Lamal, Michael Ohoven, Rick Schwartz, Bob Weinstein & Harvey Weinstein |
Entertainment Reviews:
42%
TOMATOMETER
...The filmmakers explicate Mr. Roth's themes with admirable clarity and care and observe his characters with delicate fondness...
New York Times
...There's a real conviction in these performances...
Los Angeles Times
[A]mbitious and fascinating...
Chicago Sun-Times
[With] restrained and disciplined playing by Anthony Hopkins and Wentworth Miller...
Sight and Sound
...It's the flashes of dramatic lightning that make it a trip worth taking...
Rolling Stone
Both risky and tender.
Uncut
Product Description:
Director Robert Benton brings Philip Roth's 2000 novel THE HUMAN STAIN to the screen in this lavish production, with expert cinematography from Jean-Yves Escoffier. Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) is a light-skinned African-American college professor who has kept his true racial identity secret for the majority of his life. His career comes to a sudden halt when he makes a comment that is misinterpreted as a racial slur. Soon after he is fired, Silk hooks up with young Faunia Farely (Nicole Kidman), a local janitor. The affair with Farely, who is almost half Silk's age, becomes small-town gossip, and attracts the attention of Farely's psychotic ex-husband, Lester (Ed Harris). As Lester seeks vengeance, still angry at his ex-wife, Silk must make some tough decisions about his affair with Farely, leading to the film's nail-biting conclusion.
Benton draws incredibly convincing performances from his two lead actors. Hopkins ably transcends his Caucasian ethnicity to play an African American. And Kidman fully embraces her character as a downtrodden janitor who is determined to rise beyond her humble beginnings. The two actors conquer the difficult subject matter, offering fascinating commentary on racial mores and relationship issues.
Benton draws incredibly convincing performances from his two lead actors. Hopkins ably transcends his Caucasian ethnicity to play an African American. And Kidman fully embraces her character as a downtrodden janitor who is determined to rise beyond her humble beginnings. The two actors conquer the difficult subject matter, offering fascinating commentary on racial mores and relationship issues.
Keywords:
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 74,320
- UPC: 191329202289
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 1 item