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The Human Stain (2003) -- When a disgraced former college professor has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking secret about his own life that he has kept secret for 50 years.
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User Rating:
6.3/10   12,731 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Philip Roth (novel)
Nicholas Meyer (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 October 2003 (France) more
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How far would you go to escape the past?
Plot:
When a disgraced former college professor has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking secret about his own life that he has kept secret for 50 years. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
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(26 articles)
Barry Levinson to Direct Al Pacino in 'The Humbling'
 (From Cinematical. 15 December 2009, 4:18 PM, PST)

Come Back to Me...Or Not.
 (From FilmExperience. 11 December 2009, 4:12 AM, PST)

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Great story acting and cinematography more (199 total)

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Also Known As:
Der menschliche Makel (Germany)
La couleur du mensonge (France)
Запятнанная репутация (Russia) [ru]
Ha-Ketem Ha-Enoshi (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Ihmisen tahra (Finland) [fi]
Insan lekesi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
La Macchia umana (Italy) [it]
La Mancha humana (Spain) [es]
La tache (Canada: French title) [fr]
Revelações (Brazil) [pt]
The Human Stain (Denmark) [da]
To anthropino stigma (Greece) [el]
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Rated R for language and sexuality/nudity.
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106 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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To prepare for her role, Nicole Kidman visited women's shelters and talked to former victims of abuse for inspiration. more
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Anachronisms: The camera used to tape the interview is a Sony PD-150, a camera that didn't exist in 1998. more
Quotes:
Young Coleman Silk: Dance For Me. more
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References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) more
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Cry Me a River more

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14 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Great story acting and cinematography, 24 January 2005
8/10
Author: quirke_j from Ireland

I found this an excellent film.Hopkins and Kidman were superb in their character portrayal especially Kidman.My only qualm is that some of the story could be expanded such as when Kidman meets Hopkins and hit it off. Hopkins had been in her shop earlier and there didn't seem to any spark of love interest at that point............even in the car there seemed to be no real chemistry.I think their initial meeting should have been more intense as for the rest of the story to follow on. I also thought the part of the ex husband could have been beefed up to reflect his often violent tendencies to his ex wife. Overall i was mesmerised by the acting of both Kidman and Hopkins and the superb way the story line was gently weaved out as th film progressed.

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