Adam Resurrected
| Adam Resurrected | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Schrader |
| Produced by |
Ehud Bleiberg Werner Wirsing |
| Screenplay by | Noah Stollman |
| Based on |
the novel by Yoram Kaniuk |
| Starring |
Jeff Goldblum Willem Dafoe Derek Jacobi Ayelet Zurer |
| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
| Cinematography | Sebastian Edschmid |
| Edited by | Sandy Saffeels |
Production company |
Bleiberg Entertainment 3L Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by |
Image Entertainment (United States) 3L Filmverleih (Germany) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 min |
| Country |
Germany United States Israel |
| Language |
English German |
Adam Resurrected (Hebrew: אדם בן כלב, translit. Adam Ben Kelev) is a 2008 American-German-Israeli film, directed by Paul Schrader and adapted from Yoram Kaniuk's novel of the same name published in Israel in 1968 (the book's original name literally means "Man, son of a dog").
Jeff Goldblum stars as the title character, alongside Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi and Ayelet Zurer. Several major German stars, including Moritz Bleibtreu, Veronica Ferres, Juliane Köhler and Joachim Król, play supporting roles.
Plot
The film follows the story of Adam Stein, a charismatic patient of a fictitious psychiatric asylum for Holocaust survivors in Israel, in 1961.
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
Release
The film was screened at several film festivals, including Telluride, Toronto, Mill Valley, AFI, Haifa Film Festival, Valladolid, the Palm Springs International Film Festival and the London Jewish Film Festival. It was released in Germany on January 22, 2009.
Reception
Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 35%, based on 37 reviews, with a rating average of 5.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Such an unusual tale might have made for a compelling drama, but Adam Resurrected suffers from narrative confusion and an emotional detachment at its core."[1] The website Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]
References
- ↑ "Adam Resurrected (2008) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "Adam Resurrected Details and Credits - Metacritic". MetaCritic.com. MetaCritic. Retrieved 17 November 2016.