Coleman Silk is a respected professor at a New England college who suddenly finds his life unraveling after a comment he makes about some African-American students is misinterpreted as a racial slur. As the scandal heats up, Nathan Zuckerman, a writer researching a biography of Silk, begins to dig deeply into Silk's life. Eventually, matters are made worse when Coleman's affair with a young married janitor named Faunia Farley is exposed. But amid the controversy, Silk must struggle to keep his greatest secret, a secret he's held for the majority of his life, from becoming made public.

Based on the novel by Philip Roth. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003. Special features: Behind-the-scenes special [featurette] (8 min.); Jean-Yves Escoffier tribute (2 min.); Sneak peeks (7 min.).

Opening titles/On the road -- "Spooks" -- "Something's wrong" -- Respecting the precision of words -- Fishing for a girl -- "Action is the enemy of thought" -- "What are you thinking?" -- Just end it? -- Lester's visit -- Rich with contempt -- "What about me?" -- LIfe's loves -- "Dance for me" -- Peripeteia -- Big deals -- "Crow that doesn't know how to be a crow" -- "Freak accident" -- Coleman's lie -- "Human stain" -- End credits.