Henry & June
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
Critics Sentiment
Anais Nin and June Miller share lesbian encounter
Characters struggle with jealousy and competing desires
The film builds from emotional turmoil at its lowest point to its peak with the celebrated lesbian encounter between Anais and June
Henry & June receives mixed critical reception, praised for its gorgeous 1930s Paris atmosphere, strong performances by Uma Thurman and Maria de Medeiros, and bold sexual content that earned the first NC-17 rating. However, critics found the film overly long, meandering, and lacking sympathetic characters, with dialogue that often felt pretentious and a narrative structure that prioritized visual beauty over compelling storytelling.
Full cast
Fred Ward
Henry Miller
Uma Thurman
June Miller
Maria de Medeiros
Anais Nin
Richard E. Grant
Hugo Guiler
Kevin Spacey
Richard Osborn
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Eduardo Sanchez
Bruce Myers
Jack
Juan Luis Buñuel
Publisher
Féodor Atkine
Paco Miralles
Sylvie Huguel
Emilia
Artus de Penguern
Brassai
Erika Maury-Lascoux
Contortionist
Brigitte Lahaie
Henry's Whore
Maïté Maillé
Frail Prostitute
Annie Fratellini
The Patronne
Annie Vincent
Fat Prostitute
Gary Oldman
Pop
Jean-Marc Cozic
A young man in front of the hotel (uncredited)
Crew
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