
Human Nature
Michel Gondry
A philosophical burlesque, the film 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.
High Hopes Award, Munich Film Festival (2002)
Best Screenplay, National Board of Review, USA (2002)
Nominated for the Tokyo Grand Prix, Tokyo International Film Festival (2001)
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Cast | |
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Patricia Arquette | Lila Jute |
Rhys Ifans | Puff |
Tim Robbins | Dr. Nathan Bronfman |
Ken Magee | Police Detective |
Sy Richardson | Police Detective |
David Warshofsky | Police Detective |
Hilary Duff | Young Lila Jute |
Stanley DeSantis | Doctor as Stanley Desantis |
Peter Dinklage | Frank |
Toby Huss | Puff's Father |
Bobby Harwell | Congressman |
Daryl Anderson | Congressman |
Bobby Pyle | Young Puff |
Chase MacKenzie Bebak | Young Nathan as Chase Bebak |
Mary Kay Place | Nathan's Mother |
Distribution France | Bac Films |
Distribution USA | Fine Line Features |