Everything Is Illuminated
starring: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin, Jonathan Safran Foer, Jana Hrabetova
directed by: Liev Schreiber
directed by: Liev Schreiber
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A young jewish american man endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during world war ii in a ukrainian village that was ultimately razed by the nazis with the help of a local who speaks weirdly funny broken english.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 05/23/2006Starring: Elijah WoodRun time: 106 minutesRating: Pg13
A young jewish american man endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during world war ii in a ukrainian village that was ultimately razed by the nazis with the help of a local who speaks weirdly funny broken english.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 05/23/2006Starring: Elijah WoodRun time: 106 minutesRating: Pg13
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- woman of the household
A surprising and refreshing film.I laughed & cried (the best kind of movie, I think).I had originally rented it & decided that I must purchase it to watch again and again.I find new information with each viewing.
Rating: - Everything is Illuminated
What a great movie!The characters are funny and likeable.The story is so funny and human then takes an incredibly poignant turn.
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- Disjointed And Forced
I found the film to be very disjointed.Before I inserted the disc into my player I read the description on the box and some online reviews.They make much of a young man's search for an old woman who knew his grandfather during the Holocaust sixty years ago.Then I started the movie, and I was confused by the use of hiphop music by Alex, the tour guide.
Don't get me wrong.I like Dr. Dre and other rappers, and I like learning about the Holocaust.But Alex's shtick felt very forced. ... Read More
Rating: - Inspiring
This DVD is based on the book by JSF.This is a movie you will appreciate if you appreciate art and detail.It's not a summer blockbuster for sure.The movie carefully takes you through the story and you feel like you are walking alongside the characters.It's a great story and the actors do a great job in their roles.I recommend this movie especially if you have been to Eastern Europe for any length of time.
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- Surprisingly good
Everything Is Illuminated was a surprise 2002 hit novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, which was a thinly veiled fictional account of his 1999 trip to Ukraine to research his Jewish roots during World War Two. The young author, only twenty-five at the book's release, elicits a widely divergent critical range of opinion- from hyperbolic praise by established hack writers like Joyce Carol Oates, to outright condemnation by young, unpublished hacks who resent his two book, half a million dollar publishing deal. ... Read More
- woman of the householdA surprising and refreshing film.I laughed & cried (the best kind of movie, I think).I had originally rented it & decided that I must purchase it to watch again and again.I find new information with each viewing.
- Everything is IlluminatedWhat a great movie!The characters are funny and likeable.The story is so funny and human then takes an incredibly poignant turn.
- Disjointed And ForcedI found the film to be very disjointed.Before I inserted the disc into my player I read the description on the box and some online reviews.They make much of a young man's search for an old woman who knew his grandfather during the Holocaust sixty years ago.Then I started the movie, and I was confused by the use of hiphop music by Alex, the tour guide.
Don't get me wrong.I like Dr. Dre and other rappers, and I like learning about the Holocaust.But Alex's shtick felt very forced. ... Read More
- InspiringThis DVD is based on the book by JSF.This is a movie you will appreciate if you appreciate art and detail.It's not a summer blockbuster for sure.The movie carefully takes you through the story and you feel like you are walking alongside the characters.It's a great story and the actors do a great job in their roles.I recommend this movie especially if you have been to Eastern Europe for any length of time.
- Surprisingly goodEverything Is Illuminated was a surprise 2002 hit novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, which was a thinly veiled fictional account of his 1999 trip to Ukraine to research his Jewish roots during World War Two. The young author, only twenty-five at the book's release, elicits a widely divergent critical range of opinion- from hyperbolic praise by established hack writers like Joyce Carol Oates, to outright condemnation by young, unpublished hacks who resent his two book, half a million dollar publishing deal. ... Read More
