Henry & June
Taste attributes: romancedramahistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers all
"A true adventure more erotic than any fantasy"
Boxlist takeA grounded romance that is unhurried, emotional and weighty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 125 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, 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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Romance
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
