Everything Is Illuminated

Name: Everything Is Illuminated
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2005
Rating: 69.8375
Cast: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin, Jana Hrabětova, Jonathan Safran Foer

2005·Movie

1h 46min

Ratings

69/100

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7.4

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About

Leave Normal Behind.

A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.

DNA

Genres: Coming-Of-Age Historical Drama
Mood: MelancholicReflectiveTurbulentThought-ProvokingEmotionalUnsettling
Themes: Click below to reveal spoilers
Coming Of AgeFamily BondsThe Human ConditionPursuit Of HappinessBetrayalOvercoming PrejudiceGood Vs. EvilFate Vs. Free Will
Plot: Click below to reveal spoilers
Media ManipulationBetrayalMarital StrugglesJourney Through Dangerous TerrainDiscovery Of Family SecretsQuest For Personal ClosureRedemption ArcIdentity Search
Pacing: MethodicalLeisurelyEpisodicSlow-Paced
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeOpen-Ended ConclusionFlashbacksHero's Journey
Dialog: Rhetorical QuestionsPhilosophical Discussions
Character Types: CaregiverReluctant HeroEveryman
Time: Past1950s1960sAncient Civilizations
Place: Urban CityscapeRural CountrysideUnderground
Cinematic Style: Film Noir AestheticsUse Of ShadowsDocumentary StyleHigh ContrastSlow Motion SequencesFirst-Person Perspective
Costume and Set: Rustic SettingsPeriod AttireHigh Fashion InfluenceColor-Coded CostumesSymbolic Use Of Colors

Sequels and Prequels

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Crew

Directed by:

Liev Schreiber, Matthew Libatique, Jakub Dvorak

Produced by:

Kelley Cribben, Tom Karnowski, David Minkowski

Composed by:

Paul Cantelon

Cast

Elijah Wood

Jonathan Safran Foer

Eugene Hutz

Alex

Boris Lyoskin

Grandfather

Jonathan Safran Foer

Leaf Blower

Lukáš Král

Young Grandfather

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