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The Substance of Fire

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The Substance of Fire
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R,1hr 41min
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1996
Distributor:
Miramax
Synopsis: In this adaptation of a stage play by Jon Robin Baitz, a successful head of a New York publishing firm unravels after the death of his wife. Isaac Geldhart (Ron Rifkin) is a German Jewish survivor of the Holocaust who has been emotionally scarred by the traumas of his childhood, during which he spent many days hiding in an attic full of books. He has grown into a demanding perfectionist of a businessman, but his company is failing despite a sterling reputation for quality. He becomes obsessed with ... Full Synopsis
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The film, directed by Daniel Sullivan, is brave, I think, to offer us a complicated scenario without an easy moral compass. Full Review
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Featured Cast
Isaac Geldhart
Sarah Geldhart
Aaron Geldhart
Martin Geldhart
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