The Awakening of 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 Resurrected," is adapted from the works of renowned Israeli best-selling novelist Yoram Kaniuk from 1969. It tells the story of Adam Stein, a German-Israeli clown and actor, who is forced to entertain inmates in a Nazi concentration camp. He survives due to his ability to play the violin for the prisoners entering the gas chambers. 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 hardest role I've ever played." The film is directed by Paul Schrader, known for his work on "Taxi Driver," and produced by Israeli company Ehud Bleiberg and German company Werner Wirsing. The film's tragic themes can be compared to Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winning black comedy "Life is Beautiful." 　　A German critic commented that "The Awakening of Adam" struggles to balance two styles — if the tone is too light and humorous, it risks mocking Holocaust survivors; if it is too serious and bleak, it fails to fully reflect the characters' personalities from the original work. 　　Other cast members include 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 "The Awakening of Adam" are filmed in a Holocaust survivor shelter located in the Negev Desert in Israel, where Adam desperately searches for the last living member of his family, later sent here to treat what he calls his "nervous breakdown." To better portray his character, Jeff Goldblum made several visits to Israel, communicating with Holocaust survivors, and even went to Berlin to experience life there while taking violin lessons to better capture the character's personality. 　　When the original novel was published in Israel, it sold poorly. The author, 77-year-old Kaniuk, explained, "Because at that time, no one in Israel wanted to hear stories about victims anymore." The film had a budget of £7 million and was shot in locations including Haifa, Tel Aviv, Romania, and some parts of Germany.