The debut in 1998 of Lisa Cholodenko’s first feature film, High Art, was a triumph. The intense mastery of its form and the freshness of its narrative created waves of excitement—from the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, to its appearance in the prestigious Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. By the time it opened the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco, in June, its fame was assured. The screening in the grand Castro Theatre, with mo...

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