Guinevere
1999 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Connie, an aging Bohemian photographer, meets mousy Harper, headed for Harvard Law from a high-powered San Francisco family, and immediately sees her beauty. He also guesses she has talent and invites her to be his pupil and share his bed. He's Alfred Stieglitz, she's Georgia O'Keefe, and he calls her his Guinevere. When she realizes she's the latest Guinevere in a string of ingenues, she bolts, only to return, sick of her family. She's blossoming, reading, learning, but hasn't yet taken her first photograph when he tells her they're going to L.A., broke, him drinking too much, to sell some photographs. On the trip, she finally snaps the shutter; so does her awe and dependence.
Direction Audrey Wells
Cast Sarah Polley · Stephen Rea · Jean Smart · Gina Gershon · Paul Dooley · Carrie Preston · Tracy Letts · Emily Procter · Sharon McNight · Sandra Oh
Soundtrack Christophe Beck
Screenplay Audrey Wells
Cinematography Charles Minsky
Original title Guinevere
5.9
135 votes (FilmAffinity)
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