The Human Stain (film)
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| Directed by | Robert Benton |
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| Screenplay by | Nicholas Meyer |
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The Human Stain by Philip Roth |
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| Music by | Rachel Portman |
| Cinematography | Jean-Yves Escoffier |
| Edited by | Christopher Tellefsen |
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| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Release date
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October 31, 2003 |
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Running time
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106 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $24,863,804 |
The Human Stain is a 2003 American-German-French drama film directed by Robert Benton. The screenplay by Nicholas Meyer is based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman.
In the late 1990s, writer Nathan Zuckerman (Gary Sinise) has settled in a lakeside New England cabin following his second divorce and a battle with prostate cancer. His quiet life is interrupted by Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins), a former dean and professor of classics at local Athena College, who was forced to resign after being accused of making a racist remark in class. Coleman's wife died suddenly following the scandal, and he wants to avenge his loss of career and companion by writing a book about the events with Nathan's assistance.
The project is placed on the back burner when Coleman has an affair with Faunia Farley (Nicole Kidman), a considerably younger, semi-literate woman who supports herself by working menial jobs, including at the college. Their relationship is threatened by the faculty members who forced Coleman from his job and by Faunia's stalker ex-husband Lester (Ed Harris), a mentally unbalanced Vietnam War veteran who blames her for the deaths of their children in an accident. Flashbacks of Coleman's life reveal to the audience his secret—he is an African American who has "passed" as a white Jewish man for most of his adult life.
The film debuted at the Venice Film Festival. It was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Bergen International Film Festival, and the Hollywood Film Festival before its theatrical release in the US.
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