Tropic of Cancer
1970
Biography / Drama

Tropic of Cancer
1970
Biography / Drama
Plot summary
Expat American writer Henry Miller hustles his way through Paris in a series of amorous encounters while trying to find his literary voice.
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Top cast
Movie Reviews
Interesting, but unfocused
Rambling look at an author and his conquests
Amazingly enough, Rip Torn's slightly off beat personality pretty much carries this film through. He seems to have a "joie de vivre" that seems to perfectly capture the attitude of an american expatriate in Paris. Mostly he fantasizes about older (35+) woman and his real or imagined conquests of them. A few young girls would have helped this film immensely (See "Tales of Ordinary Madness").
The older actresses were all very good and spewed forth sexuality, despite their "advanced" years.
I am sorry I did not see this when it first came out.