Mrs. Harris (2005)
- Starring:
- Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, (more)
- Director(s):
- Phyllis Nagy
- Category:
- Drama
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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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Complete Cast:
- Annette Bening - Jean Harris
- Ellen Burstyn - Former Tarnowner "Steady"
- Frances Fisher - Marge Jacobson
- Chloë Sevigny - Lynne Tryforos
- Frank Whaley - George Bolen
- Philip Baker Hall - Arthur Schulte
- Ben Kingsley - Dr. Herman Tarnower
- Mary McDonnell - Vivian Schulte
- Bill Smitrovich - Joel Arnou
- John Patrick Amedori - David Harris
- Cloris Leachman - Pearl Schwartz
- Director(s):
- Phyllis Nagy
- Writer(s):
- Phyllis Nagy
- Producer(s):
- Chrisann Verges
- Categories:
- Drama
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