Awake Adam

This film (drama)Also known asAdam Resurrected，is aGermany, USA, IsraelProducerwomen sex，At2008Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating7.3(For reference only)。

The film, also known as "Adam Resurrection," is adapted from the work of Yoram Kaniuk, a famous Israeli bestselling author, published in 1969. It tells the story of Adam Stein, a German-Israeli clown actor who is forced to perform for inmates in a Nazi concentration camp. He ultimately escapes death only because he is able to play violin music for prisoners entering the gas chamber. Jeff Goldblum plays Adam, while Willem Dafoe portrays the camp commander, who humiliates Adam like a dog. Behind the Scenes This marks the first collaboration between the German and Israeli film industries. Jeff Goldblum, who plays Adam, stated, "This is the most challenging role he has ever taken." The film is directed by Paul Schrader, who gained fame for writing "Taxi Driver." The producers are Ehud Bleiberg from Israel and Werner Wirsing from Germany. This tragic-themed film can be compared to Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winning film, the black comedy "Life is Beautiful." A German critic wrote that "Awake Adam" will struggle to balance two styles—if it’s too lively and humorous, it risks mocking Holocaust survivors; if it’s too serious and somber, it fails to fully reflect the characters' personalities in the original work. Also starring in the film are top German actors Moritz Bleibtreu and Veronica Ferres, as well as Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer, who previously appeared in Steven Spielberg's "Munich." Most scenes in "Awake Adam" are set in a Holocaust survivor shelter in the Negev Desert of Israel, where Stein desperately searches for the last surviving member of his family, who has been sent there for treatment of what he calls "nervous breakdowns." To better embody the character, Jeff Goldblum visited Israel multiple times and interacted with Holocaust survivors. He also went to Berlin to experience life there and took intensive violin lessons to better portray the character's personality. When the original novel was published in Israel, it had poor sales. The author, now 77 years old, explained, "Because at that time, no Israelis wanted to hear any more stories about victims." The film was invested at £7 million and shot in Haifa, Tel Aviv, Romania, and various locations in Germany.