Adam Resurrected (2008)

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 | Holocaust | Circus | Concentration Camp | Israel

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jeff Goldblum	...	Adam Stein
Willem Dafoe	...	Commandant Klein
Derek Jacobi	...	Dr. Nathan Gross
Ayelet Zurer	...	Gina Grey
Hana Laszlo	...	Rachel Shwester
Joachim Król	...	Abe Wolfowitz
Jenya Dodina	...	Gretchen Stein (as Evgenia Dodina)
Tudor Rapiteanu	...	David
Veronica Ferres	...	Frau Fogel
Idan Alterman	...	Arthur
Juliane Köhler	...	Ruth Edelson
Dror Keren	...	Dr. Uri Slonim
Shmuel Edelman	...	Dr. Shapiro (as Schmuel Edelman)
Yoram Toledano	...	Tarshish (as Yoram Tolledano)
Mickey Leon	...	Golomb
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Joseph Gracci
Benjamin Jagendorf	...	Rabbi Lichtenstein
Theodor Danetti	...	Blum
Gabriel Spahiu	...	Taub
Luana Stoica	...	Zelda
Coca Bloos	...	Mrs. Lipowitz
Ioana Abur	...	Woman with Doll
Ozana Oancea	...	Institute Nurse
Maria Chiran	...	Woman with the cap
Ana Benea	...	Pinkie
Cristian Motiu	...	Volk
George Remes	...	Nazi in the crematorium
Constantin Florescu	...	Nazi Soldier Train
Ion Arcudeanu	...	Heinz (as Arcudean Ion)
Mohamad	...	Old Bedouin
Moti Rozentsvaig	...	Israeli kid in Haifa #1
Ilan Aviv	...	Israeli kid in Haifa #2
Berivan Laura Haj Abdo	...	Ruth Stein 19 years
Ana Geoanna	...	Ruth Stein 11 years
Amina Abu Shanab	...	Ruth Stein 5 years
Hanelore Bauer	...	Lotte Stein 8 years
Mihaela Denisa Mallat	...	Lotte Stein 2 years
Cristina Anghel	...	Naomi Wolfowitz
Ehud Bleiberg	...	David's Relative
Mirela Dranga	...	Cabaret Musician #2
Georgeta Radu	...	Cabaret Musician #4
Maria Dumitru	...	Cabaret Dancer #1
Vatafu Alina	...	Cabaret Dancer #2
Teodora Bencea	...	Cabaret Dancer #3
Dan Chiriac	...	Laughing Nazi in Cabaret
Marilena Botis	...	Night Club Go-Go Girl #1
Mihaela Jaglau	...	Night Club Go-Go Girl #2
Giorgiana Voicu	...	Night Club Cigarette Lady
Luiza Anatal	...	Circus-Trapez Artist #1
Diana Poran	...	Ballerina on Pony
Constantin Rotaru	...	Circus-Clown #1
Vanda Rotaru	...	Circus-Clown #2
Lucian Gavriluta	...	Circus-Clown #3
Eugenia Leau	...	Circus-Musician #1
Gladiola Lamatic	...	Circus-Musician #2
Mircea Luculescu	...	Circus-Musician #3
Constantin Urziceanu	...	Circus-Musician #6
Liana Margineanu	...	Woman in the train (as Liliane Margineanu)
Vasile Albinet	...	Nazi Soldier #1
Andrei Preorocu	...	Nazi Soldier #2
Leonte Sergiu	...	Nazi Soldier #3 (as Lionte Sergiu)
Ionut Mereuta	...	Nazi Soldier #4
Dinu Mereuta	...	Nazi Soldier #5
Robert Cazan	...	Nazi Soldier #7
Rolf Bitier	...	Graveyard Beggar #1
Yakov Broomberg	...	Graveyard Beggar #2
Michel Vazana	...	Graveyard Beggar #3
Rammy Zrog	...	Graveyard Beggar #4

Directed by
Paul Schrader

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Yoram Kaniuk		novel
Noah Stollman		screenplay

Produced by
Yoram Barzilai	....	line producer
Ehud Bleiberg	....	producer
Marion Forster-Bleiberg	....	executive producer
Ulf Israel	....	executive producer
Hildegard Luke	....	co-producer
Werner Wirsing	....	producer

Original Music by
Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by
Sebastian Edschmid

Film Editing by
Sandy Saffeels

Casting by
Anja Dihrberg

Production Design by
Alexander Manasse

Set Decoration by
Gabriel Nechita

Costume Design by
Inbal Shuki

Makeup Department
Ioana Angelescu	....	key makeup artist
Lidia Ivanov	....	key hair stylist
Adelina Popa	....	hair stylist
Karma Ritchie	....	makeup artist
Guy Warshaviak	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Marc Grewe	....	post-production supervisor
Vlad Paunescu	....	production supervisor
Lucia Pavlovschi	....	unit production manager (as Lucia Maghiar)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shaul Dishy	....	first assistant director
Mircea Ghinescu	....	second second assistant director
Robyn Glaser	....	second assistant director
Cristina Iliescu	....	assistant director: reshoots
Uri Mossinsohn	....	additional third assistant director
Irina Petrescu	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Gabriel Bucur	....	set dressing
Crina Cartos	....	construction coordinator
Alexandru Dinca	....	props
Marc Ewert	....	storyboard artist
Viorel Ghenea	....	property master
Puscariu Grigore	....	assistant art director
Karina Lange	....	art department coordinator
Ionel Popa	....	propmaker

Sound Department
Alexander Buck	....	dialogue editor
Günther Friedhoff	....	adr recordist
Stefan Korte	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Lüdemann	....	adr editor
Markus Münz	....	sound technician
Laura Plock	....	foley editor
Tobias Poppe	....	sound effects editor
Carsten Richter	....	foley artist
Helene Seidl	....	sound editor
Florian Stoica	....	boom operator
Alexander Vitt	....	adr editor
Alexander Vitt	....	adr recordist
Hanse Warns	....	foley
Guido Zettier	....	sound designer
Guido Zettier	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects supervisor
Ovidiu Veliscu	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Stefan Albertz	....	3D artist: PICTORION das werk
Florian Alt	....	opening titles: PICTORION das werk
Tanja Bonensteffen	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Michael Brink	....	digital intermediate producer: PICTORION das werk
Joerg Bruemmer	....	lead digital compositor: PICTORION das werk
Nicolas Bueren	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Cania	....	matte painter
Thomas Deckers	....	roto & data wrangler: PICTORION das werk
Alexander Eberl	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Lukas Gehner	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Sven Heim	....	roto & data wrangler: PICTORION das werk
Arne Kiefer	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Saskia Klein	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Mathias Knöfler	....	digital intermediate lab coordinator: PICTORION das werk
Birthe Kohmanns	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Michael Krämer	....	digital compositor: PICTORION das werk
Andreas Krieg	....	3D artist: PICTORION das werk
Martin Markert	....	system administrator: PICTORION das werk
Christian Meckel	....	system administrator: PICTORION das werk
Mathias Mietzner	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Sebastian Mietzner	....	junior digital compositor: PICTORION das werk
Frank Mirwald	....	scanning
Julia Mueller-Madaus	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Rolf Muetze	....	CG supervisor: PICTORION das werk
Teni Noravian	....	digital compositor: PICTORION das werk
Lena-Sophie Oberherr	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Martin Ofori	....	digital compositor: PICTORION das werk
Moritz Peters	....	digital intermediate colorist
Linda Pleschka	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Paul Poetsch	....	digital compositing supervisor: PICTORION das werk
Armin Reisch	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Frank Richter	....	scanning: PICTORION das werk
Lisa Riemer	....	DI coordinator: PICTORION das werk
Benjamin Rosentreter	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Andreas Schellenberg	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Andreas Schellenberg	....	visual effects supervisor
Philipp Schneider	....	digital intermediate editor: PICTORION das werk
Verena Schorn	....	in-house coordinator: PICTORION das werk
Gerhard Spring	....	film recording: PICTORION das werk
Tim Stern	....	digital compositor: PICTORION das werk
Jonas Thorbrügge	....	data conform/colorist: PICTORION das werk
Ralf Wacker	....	digital intermediate lab supervisor: PICTORION das werk
Christian Wallmeier	....	3D artist: PICTORION das werk
Michael Wilke	....	roto/prep: PICTORION das werk
Aline Windolph	....	roto & data wrangler: PICTORION das werk

Stunts
Vasile Albinet	....	stunt coordinator
Razvan Gheorghiu	....	stunt rigger
Vlad Iacob	....	stunts
John Maldea	....	horse master
Valeriu Tomescu	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Cos Aelenei	....	still photographer
Avi Avrahami	....	gaffer: israel unit
Liron Blumenkranz	....	video assist operator
Calin Catalin	....	gaffer
Cojanu Daniel	....	camera operator (re-shoots)
Philipp Dönch	....	first assistant camera
Johnny Feurer	....	first assistant camera
Sven Fink	....	second assistant camera
Robert Patzelt	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Patzelt	....	camera operator
Gabi Postascu	....	best boy grip
Thorsten Querner	....	key grip
Romulus Stancescu	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Esther Kling	....	casting: Israel

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daniela Ortenzia Chelaru	....	costume coordinator: Romania
Mihaela David	....	costume supervisor
Doina Raducut	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Maria Murgu	....	colorist
Cristian Nicolescu	....	assistant editor

Music Department
John Barrett	....	assistant score mixing engineer
John Barrett	....	assistant scoring engineer
Allan Jenkins	....	music editor
Lewis Morison	....	musician: guitar
Lewis Morison	....	synthesizer programmer
Sam Okell	....	score mix engineer
Bogdan Vacarescu	....	musician: violin solo

Transportation Department
Octav Tudor	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Shannon Banal	....	production executive
Nistorescu Ciprian	....	assistant: producer
Nicholas Donnermeyer	....	production executive
Roman Kopelevich	....	production executive
Uri Mossinsohn	....	production consultant
Ruxandra Popescu	....	production accountant
Ovidiu Stoia	....	location manager
Oana Topliceanu	....	production coordinator
Cezar Visan	....	production assistant
Smaranda Comanescu	....	assistant: Jeff Goldblum (uncredited)

Thanks
Kenneth Atchity	....	thanks
Michael Schmid-Ospach	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• July August Productions (co-production)
• 3L Filmproduktion
• Adam Productions
• Bleiberg Entertainment

Distributors

• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• MG Film (2008) (Croatia) (all media)
• 3L Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmproduktion (2009) (Germany) (all media)
• AQS (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• AQS (2009) (Hungary) (all media)
• AQS (2009) (Romania) (all media)
• AQS (2009) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Flashstar (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Horizon (2009) (Turkey) (all media)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Myndform (2009) (Iceland) (all media)
• United King Films (2009) (Israel) (all media)
• Valentim de Carvalho Televisão (2009) (Portugal) (all media)
• Village Roadshow Greece S.A. (2009) (Greece) (all media)

Other Companies

• Castel Film Romania  production services
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Honig Company, The  publicity
• Murphy PR  publicity
• Ruhr Sound Studios  post-production sound services
• Tonstudio Hanse Warns  foley stage
• Zettier Sound Design  sound design & editorial

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:

106 min

Country:

Germany | USA | Israel

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

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.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Adam Stein: I had once the beautiful Father Land. The oak tree grew so high there. Silence nodded softly. It was a dream. It kissed me in German. It spoke in German. You would hardly believe how good it sounded. The words, Ich liebe dich, I love you. It *was* a dream...

A self-serious bore, and another Holocaust film we just didn't need

Jeff Goldblum plays a Jewish clown who survives the Holocaust by pretending to be Nazi officer Willem Dafoe's dog. Sounds like a tasteless, cheesy Italian movie from the '70s, right? Oh, if only. This cringe-worthy material could have been magic, an easy-made cult classic. Unfortunately, Paul Schraeder directs. I'm sure he's directed a few good films. I've seen one or two okay ones. But he's so boring. He's so literal-minded and unambitious. Adam Resurrected is a first rate bore. Goldblum and Dafoe try to make it "fun", but Schraeder's only interested in making a dire Holocaust picture. We just don't need another one of those. For the record, the Holocaust plot line is really only the flashback sequences. The present-day sequences (set in 1960s Tel Aviv) have Goldblum in a mental hospital, complete with the ultra-lame mental hospital clichés (one woman thinks she's holding up the sky from falling - how wonderful!). He is "resurrected" when he finds a young boy who was raised as a dog and he attempts to cure him.