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Mrs. Harris

Annette Bening (Actor), Sir Ben Kingsley (Actor), Phyllis Nagy (Director) Rated:

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Format	Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
Contributor	Annette Bening, Ellen Burstyn, Sir Ben Kingsley, Brett Ratner, Cloris Leachman, Phyllis Nagy
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 32 minutes

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Drama) The sensationalistic murder of diet guru Dr. Herman Tarnower is explored in this decidedly low-key take on the tabloid cover story from first-time director Phyllis Nagy. As the inventor of the popular "Scarsdale Diet" Dr. Herman Tarnower (Ben Kingsley) became an overnight success during the peak of the early 1980s diet craze. Despite the popularity of the Dr. Tarnower's revolutionary "lose one pound per day" diet, the womanizing ways of the Casanova cardiologist would soon come to a brutal end at the hands of his jealous, prescription drug-addicted lover Jean Harris (Annette Bening). Driven to despair after their fourteen-year romance failed to result in marriage and enraged by Dr. Tarnower's shameless status as a ladies man, Harris confronts her former lover in one violent, final act of desperationTagline: Nothing is more dangerous than the truth.

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Mrs. Harris is HBO's fact-based tale about the tumultuous relationship between Jean Harris and Scarsdale Diet author Dr. Herman Tarnower, whom she is accused of shooting to death in a jealous fit of rage. But it's also a cautionary tale about what can happen when a woman is so obsessed with a man she'd rather die--or kill--than be left behind. As Harris notes when she's on trial for his murder, she doesn't understand how "something that ugly and sad could've happened between two people who didn't argue, except over the use of the subjunctive." As the oddly paired lovers, Annette Bening and Ben Kingsley do a formidable job with their roles. She is a well-educated social climber teaching at a girls' prep school. He is a wealthy doctor who loves her enough to propose marriage, but not enough to go through with it. She sticks around for 14 years, hoping she'll outlast all his other mistresses. When her best friend suggests she find someone worthy of her, Harris scoffs, "I despise decent men. ... Cruelty isn't a crime. Boredom is." Unfortunately, the film--even with all the sensationalistic background material--is a meandering production that evokes boredom and impatience rather than viewer's pity, anger, or understanding. --Jae-Ha Kim

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ Unknown
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 2.33 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Phyllis Nagy
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 32 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ May 6, 2008
Actors ‏ : ‎ Annette Bening, Sir Ben Kingsley, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Brett Ratner
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
Language ‏ : ‎ Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ HBO Studios
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000FFL2GQ
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Very Good HBO version of Jean Harris

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2016

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This version is worth having in your library. There is an earlier version with Ellen Burstyn, but it only features the trial only with out flash backs and was made right after the trial. This version takes you into the actual relationship and also features some of the dialogue spoken between the two actors. Annette Bening captures the demeanor and character of Jean Harris perfectly and believably. Ben Kingsley gives us his truest version of how Tarnower would have treated Jean Harris in this relationship. This version also includes friends who give their viewpoint of how this relationship truly was between the two and has a bit of a black comedic feature. It is based from the court transcripts and books that have been written long ago about this relationship, but it has a tongue in cheek exchange which is very well appropriate and not so appalling. It was very well directed and interesting to watch this period in how they met and how the relationship soured. It's the better version of all versions that have been made and gives us a glimpse into how this relationship came to be. So enjoy it for the acting talent and for the history of the time in which this unfolded. Keeps your attention and is worth having in your collection.

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Gina

Finally able to find this

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023

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A DVD was the only way I could find this movie. It is an interesting story about people losing their way under the pressure of success.

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Richard T. Jones

Great rendition of a twisted tale

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2006

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Since "what happens" is already known, this movie focuses on "how" it happened, via a series of mocumentry interviews, fantasy scenes,(one in a men's locker room is superb), and fashbacks. Some excellent scriptwriting ("Jean you really should be maried. Just not to me.") and even better acting especially by Ben Kingsley who plays the Scarsdale Diet author, and Annette Bening, who is superb as Mrs. Jean Harris. Bening is one of the best actresses I've seen who can dive into the role of an ambitious frump (think Elizabeth Taylor in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", with a less viscious dialogue, served at a lower room termperature) and emerge with a gem of a performance.

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ntdeb

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2017

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Love Annette and Ben but story line editing was weak. Not as engrossing as I like.

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Anthony

One Star

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2016

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Awful movie

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Lisa

Not Bad, Books is always better

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2013

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I read the book then saw the movie version. As usual the book is usually better but it was interesting to actually see the story played out by such amazing actors. Kind of jumped around so if I hadn't read about it first it would likely have been confusing. Based on a true story. The book is called Very Much a Lady by Shana Alexander and is an excellent read.

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Estrellaita

Mrs. Harris the movie

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013

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This was bought for a friend who had followed the trial of Jean Harris, and didn't know there was an HBO movie based on the trial with lots of flashbacks.
The DVD arrived in perfect condition just a few days after I ordered the movie. I will definitely buy from this seller again.

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