Adam Resurrected

2008
15
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, and Ayelet Zurer in Adam Resurrected (2008)

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Drama War

In the aftermath of World War II, a former circus entertainer who was spared from the gas chamber becomes the ringleader at an asylum for Holocaust survivors.In the aftermath of World War II, a former circus entertainer who was spared from the gas chamber becomes the ringleader at an asylum for Holocaust survivors.In the aftermath of World War II, a former circus entertainer who was spared from the gas chamber becomes the ringleader at an asylum for Holocaust survivors.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Trivia
The lines read at the beginning by Jeff Goldblum are a translation from the nineteenth century German Jewish poet Heinrich Heine's "In der Fremde" (In Exile) Heine was an exile, spending his last years in Paris.

Goofs
The medal Commandant Klein wears around his neck is an Iron Cross first class with oak leaves and swords. This medal, awarded for merits on the battle front, was only given if the recipient already had the second class iron cross, which is nowhere to be seen.

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...

Connections
Featured in Adam Resurrected: Haifa International Film Festival Q&A (2009)

Soundtracks
Tannhäuser Ouverture
Written by Richard Wagner
(c) Bruton Music Ltd.
By courtesy of Universal Publishing Production Music GmbH

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Surreal Sleeper

Intriguing and surreal movie with an outstanding performance by Jeff Goldblum, whose name should have been in the mix for any number of acting awards for this film. Holocaust-related movies generally don't get deliver box office results, but this is a strikingly good treatment that deserves a wider audience. Watch it and get the word of mouth out there.

Paul Schrader, whose had a hand in more than a few films about human darkness, creates an intriguing film here. The "arms" scene at towards the end of the film is worth the price of admission on its own. Right up there with "I am Spartacus" or the "I'm still here, you bastards" last line from "Papillon". Powerful stuff. Derek Jacobi, Willem DeFoe, Ayelet Zurer, a frighteningly good Romanian kid named Tudor Rapiteanu, and the rest of international cast do yeoman's work.

Always been a fan of Jeff Goldblum's read on a line...and he's at the top of his game in "Adam".