a ISBN B-00-01XAPX-8

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title tur

a Classification number DVD 005827

a Personal name Benton, Robert,

d Dates associated with a name 1932-

a Title The Human Stain

h Medium DVD

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Miramax

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2003

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA

a Place of publication, distribution, etc France

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Germany

a Extent 1 DVD

a Playing time 106 min.

a General note African American Cinema

a Summary, etc Given the formidable challenge of adapting Philip Roth's acclaimed novel to the screen, it's a wonder that The Human Stain retains so much of what makes Roth's novel a masterpiece. As adapted by Nicholas Meyer, Robert Benton's film is inevitably a different animal altogether, and it's wide open to charges of miscasting and thematic diffusion. But at its core, this delicate drama succeeds in exposing the sins that stain all of humanity, forcing men like former welterweight boxer and esteemed professor Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) to forsake family and career to conceal his African American heritage. Light-skinned and passing as a Jewish professor of classics in a tony East Coast college, 71-year-old Silk sinks into scandal when an innocent remark is misinterpreted as a racist slur, and this--along with his affair with an illiterate 34-year-old janitor (Nicole Kidman), and friendship with a reclusive novelist (Gary Sinise)--forms the crux of Benton's multilayered inquiry into the oppressive aftershocks of guilt, shame, and mourning, and the effects of judgment (internal and external) on our ability to connect. Roth's novel was one thing, Benton's film is another. Despite differing degrees of success, both are worthy of praise.

a Summary, etc When a disgraced former college professor has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking secret about his own life that he has kept secret for 50 years.

a Language note Language(s): English, Turkish

a Language note Subtitle(s): Turkish

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drama

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Romance

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Thriller

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mystery

a Personal name Hopkins, Anthony.

a Personal name Nicole Kidman

a Personal name Ed Harris

a Personal name Gary Sinise

a Personal name Wentworth Miller

a Uncontrolled related/analytical title İnsan Lekesi

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