The Human Stain with Anthony Hopkins: DVD Cover

    The Human Stain Director: Robert Benton Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise

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    • DVD Release Date: 07/20/2004
    • Original Release: 2003
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 16,149

    Viewer Rating: (3 ratings)

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    Behind-the-scenes special; "A Tribute to Jean Yves Escoffier" (cinematographer)

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Opening Titles/On the Road [3:35]
    2. "Spooks" [5:01]
    3. "Something Wrong" [2:07]
    4. Respecting the Precision of Words [4:53]
    5. Fishing for a Girl [10:11]
    6. "Action is the Enemy of Thought" [6:16]
    7. "What are You Thinking?" [7:10]
    8. Just End It? [2:55]
    9. Lester's Visit [5:58]
    10. Rich With Contempt [6:22]
    11. "What About Me?" [4:07]
    12. A Life's Loves [5:21]
    13. "Dance for Me" [4:14]
    14. Peripeteia [4:45]
    15. Big Deals [1:41]
    16. "A Crow That Doesn't Know How to be a Crow" [2:11]
    17. "A Freak Accident" [5:13]
    18. Coleman's Lie [4:36]
    19. "The Human Stain" [8:50]
    20. End Credits [4:50]

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    Theatergoers enjoyed little opportunity to embrace this powerful drama, a serious adaptation of Philip Roth’s provocative novel. But the strong performances of Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman alone merit critical reappraisal of The Human Stain. Hopkins portrays Coleman Silk, a college professor forced from his tenured position, following the furor caused by an innocent remark interpreted by oversensitive black students as a racial slur. The irony is that Silk is himself an African American whose light complexion has enabled to him to pass as white. The dislocated academic soon begins an affair with Faunia Farley (Kidman), a school janitor half his age, and eventually comes to grips with the fact that he has nothing in common with her. Director Robert Benton, no stranger to dramatically complex character studies, demonstrates a solid understanding of the human values involved in this story. Coleman and Faunia have perhaps been drawn to each other by their mutual disillusionments: He realizes that denying his heritage has taken a toll on him, and she finds him a welcome relief -- despite their class and cultural differences -- from her abusive husband (Ed Harris). Their romance isn’t just a sexual fling; it’s a determination by two complex, troubled people to take another risk in hopes of bettering their lives. Nicholas Meyer’s script is subtle but strong, and the seemingly miscast stars sweep away all doubts about their suitability for their respective roles by performing with unusual sensitivity. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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    Human Stainby Anonymous

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    March 26, 2006: I thought this movie was very well cast. I was especially moved by the beautiful potrayal that Wentworth Miller gave of the young Coleman Silk.I cannot even begin to fathom having to make a choice as a human being to walk away from my heritage and who I am.I was particularly moved by the words that Gary Sinise's character, Nathan spoke in the last scene of the movie when he talked about how he had decided to write the book that Coleman never could and he made the comment that it was about Coleman's Mother,Father,Walter,Ernestine,Steena and Faunia Farley whom he said had "run from a world bound by privlige just as Coleman had run from a world bound by race". What a powerful statement and what a tragic but beautifuly done movie.

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    November 28, 2004: The movie really got me interested , just by the title ' The Human Stain ' . When I saw the film with my parents , we were amazed by the actors and the story . The actors in this film were actually acting . The dialogue that was used in the film was outstanding . They played the roles with feeling that it was real . That they story was about the lies and the deception of what people could do when they wanted to be something of what they were not born to be . That statement circles around Hopkin's and Miller's character , Coleman Silk . Coleman Silk is a respected man , who teaches at a college and a Jewish professor who teaches Classics. In the film Coleman Silk ( Hopkins ) is charged of a ' racial slur ' , for two absent students, which were African American . This is where the story revolves around . The one word that started the truth about Coleman's young years which is played by Wentworth Miller . Later on in the film , you would see how much he wanted to be accepted in the world . In a way , he could not help it . By doing that , he had to sacrifice his love for his mother , sister and brother . How he was cut - off from them , just by being someone he is not . In the movie his mother said this ' You want to be free so badly , but instead you are thinking like a prisoner ' . That quote sets it all . It is a wounderful movie .


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