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Human Nature (2001)
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Ratings: 6.3/10 from 11,572 users
Metascore:
56/100
Reviews: 74 user | 86 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com A woman is in love with a man in love with another woman, and all three have designs on a young man raised as an ape. Director:Michel GondryWriter:Charlie Kaufman |
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Doctor
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Frank
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Puff's Father
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Bobby Harwell | ... |
Congressman
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Chase MacKenzie Bebak | ... |
Young Nathan
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A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wild. As scientist Nathan trains the wild man, Puff, in the ways of the world - starting with table manners - Nathan's lover Lila fights to preserve the man's simian past, which represents a freedom enviable to most. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges exposing the perversities of the human heart and the idiosyncrasies of the civilized mind. Human Nature is a comical examination of the trappings of desire in a world where both nature and culture are idealized. Written by Anonymous
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Human Nature - Die Krone der Schöpfung See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$297,340 (USA) (14 April 2002) (224 Screens)Gross:
$695,876 (USA) (5 May 2002)Company Credits
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Lila Jute: I'm *not* sorry.
Puff: I *am* sorry.
Nathan Bronfman: I don't even know what sorry means anymore.
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Music and Orchestrations by Jean-Michel Bernard
Lyrics by Florence Fontaine
Performed by Nathalie Lhermitte with Jean-Michel Bernard (piano), Michel Gaucher (sax)
Sound engineer: Rodolphe Gervais See more »
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Steven Soderbergh was first interested in directing Charlie Kaufman's script back in late 1996, when Kaufman was still trying to get Being John Malkovich produced. Soderbergh's considerations for casting were for David Hyde Pierce in the role of Nathan Bronfman, Chris Kattan in the role of Puff (likely due to his character Mr. Peepers on Saturday Night Live at the time), and Marisa Tomei in the role of Lila Jute. He was about to go into pre-production when he was offered Out of Sight and after much deliberation he left the project. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Dr. Bronfman (Tim Robbins) enters the woods with the pistol (a German Luger) there is the sound of the hammer of a revolver being cocked - but a Luger does not make a sound like that. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Lila Jute: I'm *not* sorry.
Puff: I *am* sorry.
Nathan Bronfman: I don't even know what sorry means anymore.
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"Au dehors frémit la pluie"Music and Orchestrations by Jean-Michel Bernard
Lyrics by Florence Fontaine
Performed by Nathalie Lhermitte with Jean-Michel Bernard (piano), Michel Gaucher (sax)
Sound engineer: Rodolphe Gervais See more »
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