Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson, Radha Mitchell – High Art – 1080p

Ally Sheedy and Patricia Clarkson make out on the couch

 

Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell are laying on the bed and they kiss

 

Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell both undress to tank tops and panties and goes to bed. They then start to make out. Eventually start having sex

 

Ally Sheedy briefly shows sideboob when she gets in the bed with Radha Mitchell

 

Radha Mitchell is lying on stomach in the bathtub. She briefly shows hint of her buns when she moves

 

 

About High Art

High Art (1998) is an independent romantic drama written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko. The film stars Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell, with supporting performances from Patricia Clarkson and Gabriel Mann. It premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.

Plot (spoiler-light)

The story follows Syd, a young editor at an art photography magazine in New York. After a leak in her apartment ceiling leads her upstairs, she meets Lucy Berliner, a once-famous photographer who has withdrawn from the art world and now lives in a haze of drugs, parties, and creative stagnation.

As Syd persuades Lucy to return to professional photography, the two women develop both a creative partnership and a romantic relationship. The film explores how ambition, desire, addiction, and artistic identity become intertwined, forcing both women to confront difficult truths about themselves.

Themes

• Art versus commerce – The film examines the tension between authentic creativity and career advancement.
• Power and desire – Syd and Lucy are attracted to each other, but each also benefits professionally from the relationship.
• Addiction and self-destruction – Lucy’s world is shaped by heroin use and emotional dependency.
• Queer identity – Rather than treating sexuality as the central conflict, the film presents a complex adult relationship within a broader story about art and ambition.

Why it’s notable

• It was the feature-film debut of Lisa Cholodenko, who later directed the acclaimed film The Kids Are All Right.
• Ally Sheedy’s performance was widely praised and won several major critics’ awards, helping redefine her career after her 1980s fame.
• The film became an important work in 1990s independent and queer cinema and is often cited as a landmark LGBTQ+ drama.

Critical reception

Reviews were generally positive. Critics especially praised the performances and the film’s mature portrayal of relationships and addiction. Roger Ebert called it “masterful” and highlighted its realism and emotional intelligence. Rotten Tomatoes reports a critics’ score in the high 70% range, with consensus praise directed at Ally Sheedy’s performance.

Style and atmosphere

If you enjoy character-driven indie films, High Art has a distinctly late-1990s New York feel: smoky apartments, underground art culture, photography, and emotionally messy relationships. Its mood is intimate, melancholic, and often seductive, but it also carries a strong undercurrent of tragedy.