High Art
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lisa Cholodenko
Ally Sheedy
Radha Mitchell
Tammy Grimes
Patricia Clarkson
Gabriel Mann
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A lesbian romance develops when a junior staffer at a photo magazine falls in love with a well-known photographer who has disappeared from the art scene because of a heroin addiction.
Director
Lisa Cholodenko
Cast
Ally Sheedy
Radha Mitchell
Tammy Grimes
Patricia Clarkson
Gabriel Mann
Bill Sage
Anh Duong
David Thornton
Rudolf Martin
Charis Michelsen
Helen Mendes
Cindra Feuer
Anthony Ruivivar
Elaine Tse
Laura Ekstrand
Charis Michelsen
Crew
Matt Armstrong
Kerry Barden
Mark Bennett
Nina Berman
Gwen Bialic
Bernhard Blythe
Sonny Calderon
Jeff Carter
Mechelle Chojecki
Mechelle Chojecki
Lisa Cholodenko
Karen Crumley
Anne-christine D'adesky
Sean De Simone
Amy E Duddleston
Tom Efinger
Frank Egan
Jud Elvbar
Shane Faber
Victoria Farrell
Peter Fay
Robert Fernandez
Daphne Fitzpatrick
Robert Flynt
Nan Goldin
Janine Gordon
Dolly Hall
Jackie Hamilton
De Harris
Liane Harris
Dave Hickey
Stuart Hill
Stuart Hill
Billy Hopkins
Cecily Kaston
Brenda Ann Kenneally
Anne Kenney
Emily Krill
Nathan Larson
Nathan Larson
Nathan Larson
Jonah Lawrence
Zoe Leonard
Jeffrey Levy-hinte
Make Lu
Molly Maguire
Caryn Marcus
Kelly Mckaig
Tracy Mcknight
Jennifer Mcnamara
Livia Monte
Ernest Montgomery
Barbara Nitke
Carol Pavitt
Mark Peterson
Jack Pierson
Michael Pirrocco
Exile Ramirez
Tami Reiker
Jeff Roth
Jennifer Ruff
Marja Samson
Lori E Seid
Camilla Slattery
Suzanne Smith
Lauren Sorokin
Amy Steiner
Susan Stover
Mia Thoen
Noah Vivekanand Timan
Robert Vizzini
Damian Volpe
Craig Wedren
Craig Wedren
Craig Wedren
Stacey Weihe
Jojo Whilden
David Wojnarowicz
Suzanne Wright
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner of the 1998 award for Best Actress (Ally Sheedy), shared with Fernanda Montenegro ("Central Station"), from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Nominated for the 1998 award for Best Actress (Ally Sheedy) from the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Winner of Second Place Jury Prize at the 1998 Deauville Festival of Ameican Film.
Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer June 12, 1998
Limited Release in United States June 19, 1998
Expanded Release in United States June 26, 1998
Released in United States on Video December 29, 1998
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States January 1998
Released in United States June 1998
Released in United States August 1998
Released in United States September 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States February 1999
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.
Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 4-14, 1998.
Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 2-7, 1998.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Opening Night) June 19-28, 1998.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Rosebud) August 16-30, 1998.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) September 4-13, 1998.
Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival February 10-22, 1999.
Feature directorial debut for Lisa Cholodenko who graduated from the MFA program in screenwriting and directing at Columbia University.
October Films acquired North American distribution rights at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival for a reported $1 million.
Began shooting June 18, 1997.
Completed shooting late July 1997.
9148 footage
Released in United States Summer June 12, 1998
Limited Release in United States June 19, 1998
Expanded Release in United States June 26, 1998
Released in United States on Video December 29, 1998
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)
Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 4-14, 1998.)
Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 2-7, 1998.)
Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Opening Night) June 19-28, 1998.)
Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Rosebud) August 16-30, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) September 4-13, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)
Released in United States February 1999 (Shown at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival February 10-22, 1999.)
