Synopsis
Before the war, in Berlin, Adam was an entertainer- cabaret impresario, magician, musician-loved by all until he finds himself in a concentration camp, confronted by Commandant Klein. Adam survives the camp by becoming the Klein's "dog", entertaining him while his wife and daughter are sent off to die. "Adam Resurrected" is the story of a man who once was a dog who meets a dog who once was a boy.
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Cast
- Jeff GoldblumAdam Stein
- Willem DafoeCommandat Klein
- Derek JacobiDr. Nathan Gross
- Ayelet ZurerGina Grey
- Hana LasloRachel Shwester
- Joachim KrólAbe Wolfowitz
- Evgenia DodinaGretchen Stein
- Idan AltermanArthur
- Juliane KöhlerRuth Edelson
- Tudor RapiteanuDavid
Recommendations
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Village Voice
One cannot recommend this film strongly enough. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
The madness of Holocaust survivors is here played mainly for dark comedy. The film's dazzling central performance in a mental institute finds Jeff Goldblum in the role of his career. - 75
The A.V. Club
In a stunning lead performance, Goldblum stars as a brilliant, apolitical jester. - 60
Variety
Largely set in two of the least appetizing locations imaginable, a concentration camp and an insane asylum, this is a rigorously made film that does almost nothing to invite the viewer into its world. - 60
Los Angeles Times
In a less competitive year, Jeff Goldblum would have had a shot at an Oscar nod for his performance in Adam Resurrected. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The director, Paul Schrader, tries for cleansing audacity, but ends up too close to farce. - 40
The New York Times
The film is so flat that it leaves you wondering if Mr. Kaniuk's book is ultimately untranslatable to the screen. - 38
New York Post
Goldblum's wobbly German accent and the staginess of the script doom this effort by Paul Schrader ("American Gigolo").
