The Believer (2001)
Presentato con successo al Sundance Festival, e al Noir in Festival, è un film di cui discutere, sia per il contenuto contraddittorio, sia per il modo in cui è raccontato. Se non fosse la vera storia di Danny Balint, o almeno così dicono, sarebbe troppo provocatorio per essere vero. Danny è un brillante studente ebreo, ma è anche un violento antisemita. La paradossale contraddizione in cui vive arriva al culmine quando gli viene chiesto di mettere una bomba in una sinagoga. In realtà sarà lui ad andare in corto circuito. Aspro, isterico e violento, il primo film di Henry Bean (sceneggiatore di Nemico pubblico e Affari sporchi) è capace di scuotere le coscienze, pur non approfondendo le difficili tematiche religiose.
Direttore:
Henry Bean
Scrittore:
Henry Bean
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Ryan Gosling as Danny Balint |
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Summer Phoenix as Carla Moebius |
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Theresa Russell as Lina Moebius |
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Billy Zane as Curtis Zampf |
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Garret Dillahunt as Billings |
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A.D. Miles as Guy Danielsen |
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Glenn Fitzgerald as Drake |
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Elizabeth Reaser as Miriam |
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Joshua Harto as Kyle |
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Ronald Guttman as Danny's Father |
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Heather Goldenhersh as Linda |
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Joel Marsh Garland as O.L. |
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Kris Eivers as Carleton |
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Dean Strober as Stuart |
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Judah Lazarus as Avi |
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Tommy Nohilly as Whit |
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Sig Libowitz as Rav Zingesser |
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Jacob Green as Young Danny |
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Frank Winters as Young Stuart |
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Peter Meadows as Orthodox Student |
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Chuck Ardezzone as Chuck |
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Lucille Patton as Mrs. Frankel |
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Michael Marcus as Polish Man |
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Roberto Gari as Ancient Jew |
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John Wills Martin as Hate Counselor |
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David Bailey as Judge |
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Tibor Feldman as Rabbi Greenwalt |
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Jordan Lage as Roger Brand |
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Sascha Knopf as Cindy Pomerantz |
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Henry Bean as Ilio Manzetti |
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Christopher Kadish as Steve |
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Ebon Moss-Bachrach as First Waiter |
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Michael Port as TV Reporter |
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Jack Drummond as Old Coot |
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James McCaffrey as Young Avi |
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Tovah Feldshuh as Woman in Shul at Rosh Hashannah |
| Crew | David Shumbris | Utility Stunts |
| Art | Susan Block | Production Design |
| Crew | Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Jim Denault | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Newman | Costume Design |
| Editing | Mayin Lo | Editor |
| Production | Susan Hoffman | Producer |
| Camera | Elizabeth Hedges | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Joel Diamond | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Carrie Stewart | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alex Alvarez | Costume Design |
| Directing | Henry Bean | Director |
| Writing | Henry Bean | Screenplay |
| Production | Adrienne Stern | Casting |
| Production | Eric Sandys | Producer |
| Editing | Lee Percy | Editor |
| Art | Lucio Seixas | Art Direction |
| Production | Adam Haight | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kimberly N. Fajen | Line Producer |
| Directing | Michael T. Meador | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Roger M. Bobb | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Jay Firestone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Daniel Diamond | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Matthew Ford | Electrician |
| Writing | Mark Jacobson | Story |
| Writing | Henry Bean | Story |
| Crew | Eric Kaplan | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renee Didio | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Frank M. Calo | Producer |
| Production | Peter Hoffman | Producer |
| Production | Christopher Roberts | Producer |
| Sound | Brian Vancho | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Damian Canelos | Sound |
