The Human Stain
2003
Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.
Director:
Robert Benton
Writers:
Philip Roth, Nicholas Meyer
Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations total
Production:
Robert Benton
Country:
Germany, United States
