Everything Is Illuminated

Name: Everything Is Illuminated
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2005
Rating: 69.82875
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: Historical Drama Coming-Of-Age
Mood: MelancholicReflectiveThought-ProvokingEmotionalUnsettlingTurbulent
Themes: Coming Of AgeThe Human ConditionFamily BondsFriendshipIsolationPursuit Of HappinessSacrificeOvercoming Prejudice
Plot: Journey Through Historical TraumaRedemption ArcJourney Through Dangerous TerrainBetrayalMedia ManipulationMarital StrugglesDiscovery Of Family SecretsRediscovery Of Lost Heritage
Pacing: EpisodicLeisurelyMethodicalSlow-Paced
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeOpen-Ended ConclusionFlashbacksHero's Journey
Dialog: Rhetorical QuestionsPhilosophical Discussions
Character Types: EverymanReluctant HeroCaregiver
Time: 1960sAncient CivilizationsPast1950s
Place: Urban CityscapeRural CountrysideUnderground
Cinematic Style: First-Person PerspectiveDocumentary StyleUse Of ShadowsHigh ContrastFilm Noir AestheticsSlow Motion Sequences
Costume and Set: Rustic SettingsSymbolic Use Of ColorsHigh Fashion InfluenceColor-Coded CostumesPeriod Attire

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

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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