Tropic of Cancer

1970

Biography / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 75% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 24% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 747 747

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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.

Director

Joseph Strick Photo
Joseph Strick

Top cast

Ellen Burstyn Photo
Ellen Burstyn as Mona Miller
Rip Torn Photo
Rip Torn as Henry Miller
Phil Brown Photo
Phil Brown as Van Norden
Magali Noël Photo
Magali Noël as The Princess
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803.4 MB
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English 2.0
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1 hr 27 min
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1.46 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 27 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Scoopy

Interesting, but unfocused

In order to appreciate Henry Miller's style, it is essential to get a feel for the juxtaposition of his elegant, often heartfelt prose, and the profane nature of his subject matter. He is the modern Catullus, the poet not of "lovemaking" but of the joys of flat-out *****ing.The movie had difficulty synthesizing this sense of sacred and profane in harmony. It tried now with a Rip Torn overvoice reading from Miller's work, then with some poetic shots of the beauty of Paris. It never really seemed to succeed.The movie could never find anything to focus on. It represents a string of vignettes, and they don't seem to lead to any common goal. Many scenes seem to concentrate on the minor characters for much too long, and without apparent purpose. Such picaresque efforts rely on the charm of characterization for impact, and this film has some of that, but not enough. It's structured as if somebody said "let's make a film of Tropic of Cancer" without actually feeling any passion for why they wanted to do that.It was certainly interesting to see Rip Torn so young and so good-looking, and to see Ellen Burstyn in such a flagrant display of nudity. Some of the locales are accurately evocative, and Torn is reasonably credible in the lead. It is fairly explicit in the sexual scenes, and extremely explicit in its use of language.You could watch it and not feel you've wasted your time, but be advised that you won't feel much rewarded, either.
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Reviewed by rlcsljo 7 / 10

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.

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