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High Art (1998)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
High Art poster

Overview

When Syd, a young editor at an influential art magazine, becomes involved with her neighbor, a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both seek to exploit each other for their respective careers while slowly falling in love with each other.


Starring Cast


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive

Overview

When Syd, a young editor at an influential art magazine, becomes involved with her neighbor, a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both seek to exploit each other for their respective careers while slowly falling in love with each other.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by centering a lesbian romance and exploring the struggles of queer artists within an alternative, bohemian community, critiquing mainstream commercialism and championing authentic identity.

The movie features a predominantly white main cast and does not involve explicit racial or gender recasting of traditionally white roles. While the narrative centers on a lesbian relationship, it does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.

Secondary

High Art provides an affirming portrayal of lesbian characters and relationships. The central romance is depicted with dignity, complexity, and emotional depth, validating the worth of their queer identities and love. While addressing themes of addiction and tragedy, these are external forces, and the narrative consistently respects the characters' experiences.

The film "High Art" features Greta, a transsexual woman, as a supporting character. Her portrayal is dignified and complex, integrated naturally into the narrative without her identity being a source of mockery or central conflict. The film treats Greta with respect, affirming the worth of her character within the story's bohemian setting.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

High Art is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's gender could have been established and subsequently swapped.

High Art is an original film from 1998, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. Its characters were created for this specific production, thus lacking any prior canonical or historical racial establishment to be altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.6
The Movie Database logo
6.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.6
Metacritic logo
7.3

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