Synopsis

Harper Sloane, a shy young woman from a wealthy San Francisco family, is expected to attend Harvard Law School. Instead, she becomes captivated by Connie Fitzpatrick, an older, bohemian photographer who invites her into his artistic world as both apprentice and lover. Their relationship gives Harper an escape from her family, but Connie's troubled past gradually exposes the cost of surrendering her identity to someone else's vision.

Factoids & Trivia

• The film was Audrey Wells' feature directorial debut. She had previously written the screenplay for The Truth About Cats & Dogs.

• Guinevere premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, where Wells won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film was also nominated for the festival's Grand Jury Prize.

• The title comes from Connie's nickname for Harper, linking their relationship to the traditional artist-and-muse dynamic while also evoking the Arthurian queen's association with a powerful but complicated romance.

• Although the story is closely associated with San Francisco, most of the film was shot in Los Angeles. Exterior scenes were filmed in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood.

• During the non-union San Francisco shoot, crew members went on strike. Sarah Polley joined them on the picket line, and the dispute was settled after three days.

• The film later became one of the early feature credits in the career of composer Christophe Beck, who went on to score numerous television series and films.