Paul Schrader's "Adam Resurrected" is throwing its hat into the Oscar ring.
Producer Ehud Bleiberg said Wednesday that he is planning to book an Oscar-qualifying run for the film in December in New York and Los Angeles so it can meet the requirements for awards consideration.
Written by Noah Stollman and based on the novel by Israeli author Yoram Kaniuk, "Adam" stars Jeff Goldblum as a former Berlin magician and circus impresario who is a patient at a remote Israeli rehabilitation facility for Holocaust survivors. The film also stars Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi and Ayelet Zurer.
It was produced by Bleiberg and Werner Wirsing, with Ulf Israel and Marion Forster-Bleiberg serving as exec producers.
"Adam," which played the Telluride and Toronto film festivals in September, also will be seen at the 2008 AFI Fest in Los Angeles, where it will screen Nov. 8-9.
The filmmakers are hoping the movie could...
Producer Ehud Bleiberg said Wednesday that he is planning to book an Oscar-qualifying run for the film in December in New York and Los Angeles so it can meet the requirements for awards consideration.
Written by Noah Stollman and based on the novel by Israeli author Yoram Kaniuk, "Adam" stars Jeff Goldblum as a former Berlin magician and circus impresario who is a patient at a remote Israeli rehabilitation facility for Holocaust survivors. The film also stars Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi and Ayelet Zurer.
It was produced by Bleiberg and Werner Wirsing, with Ulf Israel and Marion Forster-Bleiberg serving as exec producers.
"Adam," which played the Telluride and Toronto film festivals in September, also will be seen at the 2008 AFI Fest in Los Angeles, where it will screen Nov. 8-9.
The filmmakers are hoping the movie could...
- 10/29/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Willem Dafoe has signed on to star opposite Jeff Goldblum in Adam Resurrected, a World War II Holocaust drama that Paul Schrader is directing for Bleiberg Entertainment.
Resurrected is based on the acclaimed 2000 book by Israeli novelist Yoram Kaniuk. It centers on Adam Stein (Goldblum), a former circus clown who was spared the gas chamber so he could entertain thousands of Jews as they marched to their deaths. The novel has been translated into 20 languages.
Noah Stollman wrote the adaptation.
Dafoe is playing a Nazi officer whose life is saved by Stein. He later spares Stein.
Bleiberg chairman and CEO Ehud Bleiberg is producing with Werner Wirsing, head of German distributor EMS/3L. Ulf Israel is executive producing.
Bleiberg is eyeing an April production start date for the film, which will be shot in Germany, Romania and Israel. Bleiberg Entertainment is financing the film along with EMS/3L and is handling worldwide sales.
Dafoe's recent credits include Inside Man and American Dreamz. He is repped by Endeavor and Widescreen Management.
Resurrected is based on the acclaimed 2000 book by Israeli novelist Yoram Kaniuk. It centers on Adam Stein (Goldblum), a former circus clown who was spared the gas chamber so he could entertain thousands of Jews as they marched to their deaths. The novel has been translated into 20 languages.
Noah Stollman wrote the adaptation.
Dafoe is playing a Nazi officer whose life is saved by Stein. He later spares Stein.
Bleiberg chairman and CEO Ehud Bleiberg is producing with Werner Wirsing, head of German distributor EMS/3L. Ulf Israel is executive producing.
Bleiberg is eyeing an April production start date for the film, which will be shot in Germany, Romania and Israel. Bleiberg Entertainment is financing the film along with EMS/3L and is handling worldwide sales.
Dafoe's recent credits include Inside Man and American Dreamz. He is repped by Endeavor and Widescreen Management.
- 12/18/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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