Adam Resurrected (2008)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Paul Schrader

Writers:

Yoram Kaniuk (novel)
Noah Stollman (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

In a world gone mad, being insane was just a way to fit in.

Plot:

In the aftermath of WWII, a former circus entertainer who was spared from the gas chamber becomes the ringleader at an asylum for Holocaust survivors.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Circus | Holocaust | Concentration Camp | Nazi

Cast

Jeff Goldblum	...	Adam Stein
Willem Dafoe	...	Commandant Klein
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasile Albinet	...	Volk soldier nazi
Idan Alterman	...	Arthur
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Joseph Gracci
Jenya Dodina	...	Gretchen Stein (as Evgenia Dodina)
Veronica Ferres	...	Frau Fogel
Derek Jacobi	...	Dr. Nathan Gross
Benjamin Jagendorf	...	Rabbi Lichtenstein
Dror Keren	...	Dr. Uri Slonim
Juliane Köhler	...	Ruth Edelson
Joachim Król	...	Abe Wolfowitz
Hana Laszlo	...	Rachel Shwester
Mickey Leon	...	Golomb
Cristian Motiu	...	Volk
Tudor Rapiteanu	...	David
Gabriel Spahiu	...	Taub
Yoram Toledano	...	Tarshish (as Yoram Tolledano)
Ayelet Zurer	...	Gina Grey

Also Known As:

Adam Ben Kelev (Israel: Hebrew title)
Ein Leben für ein Leben - Adam Resurrected (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing behavior, sexuality, nudity and some language.

Runtime:

Canada:106 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Germany | USA | Israel

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade)

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

July August Productions

Trivia:

Moni Moshonov was cast as Arthur but had to drop due to schedule conflict and was replaced by comedian-actor Idan Alterman.

A great escape from current reality

While the purpose of the comments here (to my understanding) are to help folks decide if they wish to see a film, I for one do not understand why it seems so important for some reviews to be so specifically critical. In fact "Author: uncertain from Poland" said it best "turn it off" but left out the most important part. That is His (or) Her opinion. So some did not like the film, then "turn it off" or don't watch it. But to react in such a ugly manor at makes it appear you have the only correct opinion as to the rest of humanity that might wish to see it? I just do not understand.

While I may be just a "goy" and due to my upbringing, understand very little about the horrors and joys Jewish history. I for one found this film an excellent escape from my current reality. Showing yet another piece of "what could be", exposing more history that is too often swept under the rug. Isn't that what films are suppose to do? Provide some escape and provoke thought?

"Never Again" rings so true, and those that some how managed to survive and continue I would imagine would all applaud the combined efforts of all the actors, directors, and staff for producing such a great film.

If you do not like what you are seeing, stop looking, change the channel, if one has to be so negative (to sleep at night) I feel sorry for them. But attempt to control what I can view and think? Well, that is a battle left alone, as I tire of stooping to their level to acknowledge them. While everyone does have a right to their point of view, too many seem to think the world revolves around them, and not around us.

I have been a fan of Mr Goldblum for many years, and this is (in my humble opinion) his best performance yet! I will be so very disappointed if he is not awarded an Academy Award for his performance in this movie. Dark as it may have been. Well worth seeing.