Cinema Release Date: October 29, 2003
Film already available on DVD since: June 2, 2004
Starring Nicole Kidman, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Sinise
Original title: The Human Stain
American feature film. Genre: Drama
Time: 01h48min Production Year: 2002
A voice in the background suddenly fills the room from the first frame. That voice belongs to Nathan Zuckerman (Gary Sinise), a writer in seclusion, engaged by Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) to relate on paper the story of his life shattering ... The reason for this request? Attempt to exonerate the former dean of a small U.S. school accused by his peers and students of racism, following an unfortunate mistake of vocabulary.
Nicole Kidman
Adapted from a beautiful and poignant novel by Philip Roth, "The Human Stain" deals with serious subjects such as betrayal, scandal, lies, family secrets, denial of origins, death or even forbidden passion. For, indeed, it is grafted over the main plot a disturbing love story between the old man and a young clueless, Faunia Farley (Nicole Kidman), a waitress in a seedy bar and expecting much more of an uncertain future.
The protagonists of this drama reveals deep psychological flaws, they are bruised and resigned, off the beaten track, almost unhealthy yet so human suffering. The viewer is spared no, quite the contrary, and he attended, impotent, a slow and painful descent into hell. Then resulting scenes and dialogues in the rough, unadorned and murderers ...
Even if Gary Sinise is not perpetually on the screen, his presence is still ongoing, as suggested, being the witness, the narrator, the confidant, the keeper of memory and the past. His character is singular, enigmatic and lonely, an almost perfect role for him, using so with modesty and melancholy eyes hurt. Some moments become, therefore, almost unforgettable, like the one where Nathan left and uncomfortable, starts a swirling waltz with Coleman on the patio of his home, or even one where he meets at a restaurant, terribly embarrassed situation, the beautiful Dulcinea of his friend ... thirty years his junior.
"The Human Stain" is a beautiful film, with a trio of players amazing.
Great art ...
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