
Syd, who lives with her boyfriend James, goes to complain to her neighbor about the leak in the ceiling. Her neigbor is photographer Lucy Berliner and Syd starts to fall in love with her.... (Full plot summary below)
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Syd, who lives with her boyfriend James, goes to complain to her neighbor about the leak in the ceiling. Her neigbor is photographer Lucy Berliner and Syd starts to fall in love with her.
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| L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyWhat makes High Art remarkable is Cholodenko's refusal to put her characters or story through a filter, her unblinking willingness to dive right in. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSo perceptive and mature it makes similar films seem flippant. The performances are on just the right note, scene after scene, for what needs to be done. |
| Entertainment WeeklyBeth PinskerWho knew that Brat Packer Sheedy would shine as a heroin-addicted photographer who had too much fame too early? |
| Film Journal InternationalChris GrundenThis affecting film is one of the year's more intriguing art-house entries, and doesn't deserve to be simply relegated to a niche audience. |
| VarietyEmanuel LevyCompassionate and deft as Cholodenko's helming is, pic's overall impact largely depends on its central triangle. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellTo their credit, the actors immerse themselves deeply in the film's self-conscious aura. Ms. Sheedy reinvents herself as a tough, fascinating presence, while Ms. Mitchell's earnest bewilderment also serves the story well. |
| Dallas ObserverPeter RainerWith more angst than you can shake a stick at, High Art sets a new course for the indie American film. Instead of the usual Scorsese-esque buddy confab, we have something closer to the funky Fassbinder world of marginalized, pansexual depressives. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumAs 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 development for a change. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenA work that shellacs itself into your consciousness. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittSensitive acting and imaginative filmmaking help rescue the movie from potential excesses of its own. |