Movie-Henry and June

We re-watched 1990's Henry and June, a movie about Henry Miller and Anais Nin. I remembered this movie as quite erotic, and really controversial at the time of its release. It was the first mainstream movie that came out with and NC-17 rating.

Sometimes you remember things as being hot, and seeing it again, well, not so much. That is NOT the case with this movie. Eroticism is reeking off this film. And it should not surprise, seeing as Henry Miller and Anais Nin were both known for their sexually charged books, Miller being banned in English for decades after his first book was printed in France.

This tells the story of her sexual awakening, her affair with him, and the role his wife June played in forming both their lives and their writing. Uma Thurmon plays June with a smoldering intensity, and Fred Ward seems perfect as Henry Miller. And Maria de Medeiros plays Anais with a mixture of innocence and sexual longing that plays out like an itch that can't be scratched.

Henry and June is as good...no...better than I remember it, and not just for the erotic aspects. The actors brought to life the two writers, and made them real and gritty and full of faults and contradictions. A very good film. Oh, and steamy too...LOL!