Indignation (film)

Indignation

Theatrical release poster
Directed by James Schamus
Produced by
  • Anthony Bregman
  • James Schamus
  • Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenplay by James Schamus
Based on Indignation
by Philip Roth
Starring
Music by Jay Wadley
Cinematography Christopher Blauvelt
Edited by Andrew Marcus
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24) (Sundance)
  • July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29) (United States)
  • November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) (United Kingdom)
Running time
 111 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Box office $3.4 million[2]

Indignation is a 2016 American drama film written, produced, and directed by James Schamus, making his feature directorial debut, and based on Philip Roth's 2008 novel of the same name. The film is set mostly in Ohio, in the early 1950s, and stars Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts, Linda Emond, Danny Burstein, Ben Rosenfield, Pico Alexander, Philip Ettinger, and Noah Robbins.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016, and was theatrically released on July 29, 2016, by Roadside Attractions and Summit Entertainment.

Plot

Set against the backdrop of the Korean War, a working-class Jewish student, Marcus (Logan Lerman), leaves Newark, New Jersey, to attend a small college in Ohio. There, he experiences a sexual awakening after meeting the elegant and wealthy Olivia (Sarah Gadon), and confronts the school's dean (Tracy Letts) over the role of religion in academic life.

Cast

  • Logan Lerman as Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey
  • Sarah Gadon as Olivia Hutton, a college student from a wealthy family
  • Pico Alexander as Sonny Cottler, a student from an upper-class Jewish family
  • Danny Burstein as Max Messner, a kosher butcher and Marcus's father
  • Linda Emond as Esther Messner, Max's wife and Marcus's mother
  • Tracy Letts as Hawes D. Caudwell, the college's dean
  • Ben Rosenfield as Bertram Flusser
  • Phillip Ettinger as Ron Foxman
  • Noah Robbins as Marty Ziegler

Production

In April 2015, Logan Lerman and Sarah Gadon were announced as having joined the cast of the film. James Schamus directed the film from his own script, and also served as a producer, alongside Anthony Bregman and Rodrigo Teixeira, while Stefanie Azpiazu, Avy Eschenasy, and Lerman are among the film's executive producers.[3] In June 2015, Tracy Letts, Linda Emond, and Danny Burstein joined the cast of the film.[4]

Filming

Principal photography began on June 15, 2015, in New York City.[5] Production concluded on July 17, 2015.[6]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016.[7] Shortly after the film's premiere, Summit Entertainment acquired North American rights to the film for $2.5 million.[8] It was later revealed that Roadside Attractions would co-distribute the film with Summit.[9] It was also screened in the Panorama section of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[10] The film was theatrically released on July 29, 2016.[11]

Critical reception

Indignation received positive reviews from film critics. It holds an 82% "Fresh" rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 111 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Indignation proves it's possible to put together an engaging Philip Roth adaptation—and offers a compelling calling card for debuting writer-director James Schamus."[12] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 79 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

Peter DuBurge of Variety gave the film a positive review, writing: "Schamus opted to make Philip Roth's 29th novel his own first feature, choosing an emotional and incredibly personal piece of material (it fictionalizes Roth's own early-'50s college experience) that adapts well to his polite, polished and reasonably old-fashioned aesthetic."[14]

Joanne Laurier of the World Socialist Web Site described the film as "a generally praiseworthy work" dealing with "serious issues of war, religion, repression and American psychological dysfunction."[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Indignation (15)". British Board of Film Classification. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Indigination". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Jaafar, Ali (April 6, 2015). "Sarah Gadon & Logan Lerman Join James Schamus' Directorial Debut 'Indignation'". Deadline. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (June 15, 2015). "James Schamus' Directorial Debut 'Indignation' Rounds Out Its Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "On the Set for 6/22/15: Spielberg's 'The BFG' Wraps Along with 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Sequel, Woody Harrelson Starts 'Wilson'". SSN Insider. June 22, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "On the Set for 7/20/15: Daniel Radcliffe Starts Shooting 'Swiss Army Men', Meryl Streep Finishes 'Florence Foster Jenkins'". SSN Insider. July 20, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "SUNDANCE INSTITUTE COMPLETES FEATURE FILM LINEUP FOR 2016 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL". sundance.org. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (January 25, 2016). "James Schamus Directorial Debut 'Indignation' Acquired By Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment – Sundance". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (March 24, 2016). "Roadside Attractions To Release James Schamus' 'Indignation;' Pic Bows July 29". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Berlinale 2016: Panorama Special Opening Films, Christine Vachon to Receive Special Teddy Award and Films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland". Berlinale. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  11. ↑ McNary, Dave (March 24, 2016). "Logan Lerman's 'Indignation' Gets July Release". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Indigination (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Indigination". Metacritic. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ DuBurge, Peter (January 24, 2016). "Sundance Film Review: 'Indignation'". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  15. ↑ Laurier, Joanne. "A film version of Philip Roth's Indignation: Young lives overshadowed by war - World Socialist Web Site". www.wsws.org. Retrieved 2016-09-03.

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