
Henry & June (1990)
Henry & June (1990) is a classic drama film directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Uma Thurman, Fred Ward, and Maria de Medeiros. The film is based on the diaries of Anais Nin, and it follows the story of Nin's relationship with Henry Miller and his wife June.
The film is known for its explicit sexual content, which was groundbreaking for its time. Henry & June features several scenes of nudity and sexual activity, including a scene where Nin and Miller engage in a threesome with June. The film also features a scene where Nin and Miller have a passionate kiss in a Parisian cafe.
The sexual content of the film was controversial when it was released, and it was the first film to receive an NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Despite the controversy, the film was a critical success and was nominated for three Academy Awards.
Henry & June is a classic film that explores the complexities of relationships and sexuality. The film's explicit sexual content was groundbreaking for its time, and it remains a powerful and provocative film today.
In the beginning, Anaïs finds several nude photographs in a closet, there is also a card with an old painting of a woman having sex with an octopus (The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife).
Anaïs and June kiss several times throughout the film.
There is a film that Anaïs watches with several women kissing each other.
Anaïs and Henry have sex in the back room of a club, there is much heavy breathing and thrusting, but no nudity.
Directly after this scene, it cuts to Anaïs and Hugo having sex very graphically. Afterwards, she lies in bed completely nude.
Anaïs and Henry also make love in an alleyway, they are both clothed though.
Another sex scene with Anaïs and Henry occurs in a hotel room which is also graphic and includes nudity. Afterwards, she gets up and walks to the window, fully nude.
There is a prolonged scene where two nude women dance.
There are many nude women in full body makeup as part of a street festival.
There is another brief sex scene between Anaïs and Hugo, with quick thrusting and moaning.
There is a scene in a brothel where many women in the foreground and backround are completely nude. Hugo and Anaïs enter and pay to see an "exhibition", which is where they see two women graphically make love, with lots of nudity and moaning. The two women also engage win oral sex with each other. In the end, one of the women has an orgasm.
Anaïs performs oral sex on Hugo in one scene.
There is a dream sequence where Anaïs and another women undress and make love. The camera pans across them having sex in very graphic ways.
There are two women that are briefly shown doing an acrobatic trick nude.
Anaïs surprises Henry while wearing a see-through dress. The two then proceed to make love, which is mostly shown in close up, but is still graphic. Henry's buttocks are seen in this scene.
While Anaïs and Henry are walking in a garden, she drops her top and they begin kissing. There is a close up of him fondling her breast.
There is a long scene with Anaïs and June in bed together, kissing. Both feel each others breasts.