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High Art (1998) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give High Art (1998) a score of 2.8243 out of 4

based on (74) reviews

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Excellent

(9)

Very Good

(49)

Good

(15)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

A highlight of the 1998 Sundance Festival: Cholodenko depicts with unwavering veracity the breakup of one longtime lesbian relationship just as another, unexpected one begins. The acting of the three women, Sheedy Mitchell, and Clarkson, is superb....read the complete High Art (1998) review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

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Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

As storytelling it isn'’t always as clean as it might be, but this 1998 first feature by writer-director Lisa Cholodenko is an interesting debut for its nuanced sense of character and its terrific sex scenes--scenes that actually serve character...read the complete High Art (1998) review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

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The Boston Phoenix

First-time director Lisa Cholodenko's High Art confronts with subtlety, wit, and passion the complex and interrelated issues surrounding the title concept. In a time when the mystery and the transcendence of the creative process are scoffed at and the...read the complete High Art (1998) review at The Boston Phoenix