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Mrs. Harris

Actor(s): Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Frances Fisher
Director(s): Phyllis Nagy
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Details

MPAA Rating: TV-MA
Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Movie Release: 2005
DVD Release: 08/01/2006
Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
Studio: HBO Home Video
Total Copies: 5
Genres: Drama, Crime, Romantic Drama, True Crime

Synopsis

The sensationalistic murder of diet guru Dr. Herman Tarnower is explored in this stylized 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 '80s 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 14-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 desperation. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Annette Bening - Jean Harris
Ben Kingsley - Dr. Herman Tarnower
Frances Fisher - Marge Jacobson

Awards

2006	Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (nominee)	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences	Ben Kingsley
2006	Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (nominee)	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences	Annette Bening
2006	Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Made for Television Mo (nominee)	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences	Ellen Burstyn
2006	Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Made for Television Mo (nominee)	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences	Cloris Leachman
2006	Best Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special (nominee)	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences	Phyllis Nagy
2006	Best Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special (nominee)	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences	Phyllis Nagy
2006	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture (nominee)	Golden Globe	Annette Bening
2006	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Ma (nominee)	Golden Globe	Ben Kingsley
2006	Producer of the Year in Long Form Television (nominee)	Producers Guild of America	Elizabeth Karlsen
2006	Producer of the Year in Long Form Television (nominee)	Producers Guild of America	Pamela Koffler
2006	Producer of the Year in Long Form Television (nominee)	Producers Guild of America	Christine Vachon
2006	Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries (nominee)	Screen Actors Guild	Annette Bening
2006	Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries (nominee)	Screen Actors Guild	Cloris Leachman

Member Reviews

Tarra S. - PIEDMONT, SC wrote on 2/15/2008...

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Great entertaining movie, comedy, drama & love. Very out of the box story line & ending. I really enjoyed it!

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