The Human Stain

The Human Stain2003

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How far would you go to escape the past?

Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.

Robert Benton
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Nicholas Meyer
Screenplay

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Roger Ebert · Chicago Sun-Times 88.00/100.00

Most movie characters are like Greek gods and comic book heroes: We learn their roles and powers at the beginning of the story, and they never change. Here are complex, troubled, flawed people, brave enough to breathe deeply and take one more risk with their lives.

赱馬觀♣ 3.00/5.00

由于一个含义存疑的单词Spooky而被扣上种族主义的帽子,丢掉了大学任教的工作,但皮肤近白的他却不能或更准确地说是不肯以自己的黑人身份去抗辩,因为这正是他穷其一生不惜代价也要隐瞒的天大秘密!……史上最难归为天理昭昭的诗意正义。选角霍普金斯与基德曼受到诟病,加之俩人在戏中也确实不来电。

Bill Gallo · Dallas Observer 80.00/100.00

Hopkins' beautifully detailed, deeply felt acting remains a joy to watch...But an even greater pleasure, at least for my money, is Kidman's dark turn as Faunia Farley.

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