Adam Resurrected

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Author Yoram Kaniuk's celebrated 1971 novel concerning a charismatic yet questionably sane Holocaust survivor comes to the screen in this dark drama starring Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, and Derek Jacobi. In the years before World War II, Adam Stein (Goldblum) was a Berlin entertainer who thrilled audiences with extravagant circus acts and spectacular magic tricks. Later, when Hitler took power and Europe was plunged into chaos, Stein and his family were locked away in a concentration camp presided over by the sadistic Commandant Klein (Dafoe). The only reason Stein survived those dreadful years was because he managed to become the commandant's personal "dog," entertaining his captors even as his wife and daughter are marched off to die. Flash-forward to 1961, when Stein is a patient at an Israeli mental hospital for Holocaust survivors. Seemingly able to read minds, Stein confounds head doctor Nathan Gross (Jacobi) with the question "Who brought a dog in here?" Despite Gross' vehement denial that any such animal is on the premises, Stein soon tracks the scent to a young boy who has spent his entire youth locked in a basement and chained to a wall. Over time, Stein and the boy see in each other something undeniably familiar, and the two kindred spirits set out on a remarkable journey together. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Features:
  • Audio commentary with director Paul Schrader
  • Behind the scenes
  • Deleted scenes
  • Haifa international film festival Q&A
  • Trailer

AWARDS

• AFI Fest

•     Film Presented - 2008

• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2009

• Palm Springs International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2009

• Toronto International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2008

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Jeff Goldblum - Adam Stein
       Willem Dafoe - Commandant Klein
       Derek Jacobi - Dr. Nathan Gross
       Ayelet Zurer - Gina Grey
       Moritz Bleibtreu - Joseph Gracci
       Hanna Laslo - Rachel Shwester
       Joachim Krol - Abe Wolfowitz
       Juliane Kohler - Ruth Edelson
       Idan Alterman - Arthur
       Veronica Ferres - Frau Fogel
       Yevgenia Dudina - Gretchen Stein
       Dror Keren - Dr. Slonim
       Shmuel Edelman - Dr. Shapiro

• Director:

  Paul Schrader

• Producer:

  Ehud Bleiberg, Werner Wirsing

• Book Author:

  Yoram Kaniuk

• Screenwriter:

  Noah Stollman

• Cinematographer:

  Sebastian Edschmid

• Composer (Music Score):

  Gabriel Yared

• Editor:

  Sandy Saffeels

• Production Designer:

  Alexander Manasse

• Art Director:

  Serban Porupca, Ido Dolev

• Co-producer:

  Hildegard Luke

• Executive Producer:

  Yoram Barzilai, Ulf Israel, Marion Forster-Bleiberg

• Costume Designer:

  Inbal Shuki

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Guido Zettier

• Line Producer:

  Yoram Barzilai