| Description |
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1; dual-layer. |
| Language |
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the hearing-impaired. |
| Cast |
Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Ayelet Zurer, Moritz Bleibtreu. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Sebastian Edschmid ; editor, Sandy Saffeels ; music, Gabriel Yared. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. |
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Based on the novel by Yoram Kaniuk. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated R; for some disturbing behavior, sexuality, nudity, and some language. |
| Summary |
A Nazi concentration camp survivor spends the next 15 years of his life as a patient at a hidden experimental insane asylum, where he uses his magic tricks and comic abilities to stay sane. When he tries to help a young boy also suffering, he is forced to deal with his own pain and healing. |
| Note |
Special features: audio commentary with director Paul Schrader; behind-the-scenes; deleted scenes; Haifa International Film Festival Q & A; trailer. |
| Subject |
Holocaust survivors -- Drama.
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Psychiatric hospitals -- Drama.
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Interpersonal relations -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Stollman, Noah.
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Bleiberg, Ehud.
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Wirsing, Werner.
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Schrader, Paul, 1946-
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Goldblum, Jeff, 1952-
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Dafoe, Willem.
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Jacobi, Derek.
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Zorer, Ayelet.
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Bleibtreu, Moritz, 1971-
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Kaniuk, Yoram.
Adam ben kelev. English.
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Bleiberg Entertainment (Firm)
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3L Filmproduktion.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0014381628623 |
| Standard No. |
014381628623 |
| Music No. |
ID6286HKDVD Image Entertainment |
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