Guinevere

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2000 Filmcritic.com

A curious May-December romance involving a bohemian San Francisco photographer (Rea) who builds a kind of teacher-lover-father-figure relationship with the far-younger Harper (Polley), whom he dubs Guinevere. Think of it as The Professional without all the killing. Turns out our shutterbug has a history of Guineveres, and soon his teeth are falling out and he's dying, and suffice it to say this is where the movie turns bizarre. Poetic, if not altogether meaningful. Jean Smart is particularly apt as Harper's prissy and snobbish mother.

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Rating

3.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Audrey Wells
  • Producer: Jonathan King, Brad Weston
  • Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
  • Stars: Stephen Rea, Sarah Polley, Jean Smart, Gina Gershon, Paul Dooley, Francis Guinan, Jasmine Guy, Tracy Letts, Sandra Oh
  • MPAA Rating: R