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The Human Stain is set in 1998 in the United States, during the period of President Bill Clinton's impeachment hearings and scandal over Monica Lewinsky. It is the third of Roth's postwar novels that take on large social themes.
- Philip Roth
- 2000
The Human Stain is a 2003 American drama film directed by Robert Benton. Its screenplay, by Nicholas Meyer, is based on the novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris.
Dec 18, 2003 · A former college dean (Anthony Hopkins) has a romance with a young woman (Nicole Kidman) and faces a shocking revelation about his past. The film is adapted from Philip Roth's novel and directed by Robert Benton.
- (32K)
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Robert Benton
- 2003-12-18
May 10, 2000 · The Human Stain is a wonderfully complex novel focusing of examination of race and identity, with some politics and human relationships thrown in the mix. The writing is chaotic, angry and bitter, but it's also brilliant.
- (41.4K)
- 2000
- Philip Roth
- Paperback
Oct 31, 2003 · A film adaptation of Philip Roth's novel about a professor who passes for white and falls in love with a janitor. Ebert praises the actors and the director for exploring the themes of identity, race and class.
A professor (Anthony Hopkins) has a secret about his race and a romance with a troubled woman (Nicole Kidman). A writer (Gary Sinise) uncovers his story and writes a book about it.
Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) 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...
- (154)
- Drama
- R
