High Art
“a story of ambition, sacrifice, seduction and other career moves.”
When Syd, a young editor at an influential art magazine, becomes involved with her neighbor, a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both seek to exploit each other for their respective careers while slowly falling in love with each other.
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Cast
19 people
Radha Mitchell
Syd
Known for
Silent Hill
Pitch Black
Ally Sheedy
Lucy Berliner
Known for
Short Circuit
The Breakfast Club
Gabriel Mann
James
Known for
Revenge
The Bourne Supremacy
Patricia Clarkson
Greta
Known for
Shutter Island
Sharp Objects
David Thornton
Harry
Known for
The Notebook
Home Alone 3
Anh Duong
Dominique
Known for
The Room Next Door
The Only Living Boy in New York
Bill Sage
Arnie
Known for
American Psycho
We Are What We Are
Tammy Grimes
Vera
Known for
The Last Unicorn
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Sarita Choudhury
Joan
Known for
Homeland
Fallout
Charis Michelsen
Known for
I Married a Strange Person!
Wonder Boys
Helen Mendes
Also in
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Cindra Feuer
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Who's the Top?
Lisa Cholodenko Director · Tami Reiker Cinematographer Amy E. Duddleston Editor
Worldwide gross $1.9M · United States release June 12, 1998 · Produced in Canada, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,929,168
Production
Antidote Films
Production
October Films
Production
391 Productions
Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 21, 1998
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · June 12, 1998
Theatrical
France
January 6, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
April 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Israel
July 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 10, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (4K Restoration)
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