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Henry & June

Henry & June

A true adventure more erotic than any fantasy

19906.02h 16m

Overview

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.

Directed by Philip Kaufman
Written by Anaïs Nin, Philip Kaufman, Rose Kaufman
Produced by Peter Kaufman
Box Office0Revenue: $11.6M

Top Cast

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Henry Miller

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

June Miller

Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros

Anais Nin

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Richard Osborn

Bruce Myers

Bruce Myers

Jack

Juan Luis Buñuel

Juan Luis Buñuel

Publisher

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Paco Miralles

Sylvie Huguel

Sylvie Huguel

Emilia

Artus de Penguern

Artus de Penguern

Brassai

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Hugo Guiler

Themes & Keywords

paris, francewriterpolyamorybohemian1930s

About Henry & June

Henry & June is a romance film released in 1990 exploring themes of paris, france, writer, polyamory, bohemian, 1930s. Directed by Philip Kaufman, it stars Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros. 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.

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