The Human Stain

At first glance, the movie seems to be about a love affair between an old man Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) and a woman half his age, Faunia Farley (Nicole Kidman). But the plot, based on Phillip Roth's book of the same name, is far more complex. Race, political correctness, sexual abuse, and the phenomenon of "racial passing" are the main themes of this story. It is a movie that deals with significant social issues of America as well as the universal theme of our search for self-identity and how we are all haunted by the stains we have left in our personal histories. The very subtle emotions of the characters really come alive thanks to the good choice of cast and the sensitive direction by Robert Bentson. A movie worth watching for its depth.