Question 1

How did this film change the MPAA rating system?

Accepted Answer

It precipitated the creation of the NC-17 rating, which it earned instead of an X rating, due to a brief explicit postcard shot in the opening credits.

Question 2

Which actor was originally cast as Henry Miller but dropped out before filming?

Accepted Answer

Alec Baldwin was originally cast as Henry Miller but pulled out about two weeks prior to filming, and Fred Ward replaced him.

Question 3

What connection does an erotic postcard in the film have to Anaïs Nin's literature?

Accepted Answer

One postcard shows a woman hiking up her skirt with a hat on, which is the same image used on the first edition cover of Anaïs Nin's short story collection 'Delta of Venus.'

Question 4

Which surrealist film do Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin watch together in the movie?

Accepted Answer

They go to see 'Un chien andalou' (1929), a film by Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel, whose son plays the editor-publisher in the opening scene.

Question 5

What is the central conflict in Henry & June?

Accepted Answer

In Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife June meet Anaïs Nin, sparking sexual tensions as Nin has an affair with June, leading to a complex threesome when June returns.

Question 6

How did this film change the MPAA rating system?

Accepted Answer

It precipitated the creation of the NC-17 rating, which it earned instead of an X rating, due to a brief explicit postcard shot early in the film.

Question 7

Which actor was originally cast as Henry Miller but dropped out before filming?

Accepted Answer

Alec Baldwin was originally cast as Henry Miller but pulled out about two weeks prior to filming, and Fred Ward replaced him.

Question 8

What connection does an erotic postcard in the film have to Anaïs Nin's literary work?

Accepted Answer

One postcard shows a woman hiking up her skirt with a hat on, which is the same image used on the first edition cover of Anaïs Nin's short story collection 'Delta of Venus.'

Question 9

Which surrealist film do Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin watch together in the movie?

Accepted Answer

They go to see 'Un chien andalou' (1929), a film by Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel, whose son appears in an opening scene.

Question 10

What prestigious film festivals featured this movie?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at the BFI London Film Festival and Venice Film Festival in 1990, and AFI Fest in 2000.

Henry & June

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