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Everything Is Illuminated is the first novel by the American writer Jonathan Safran Foer, published in 2002. It was adapted into a film of the same name starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hütz in 2005.
- Jonathan Safran Foer
- 2002
Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 American biographical comedy-drama film, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hütz. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer, and was the debut film of Liev Schreiber both as a director and as a screenwriter.
Nov 4, 2005 · A comedy drama film based on Jonathan Safran Foer's novel about a Jewish American man's quest to find his grandfather's savior in Ukraine. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Liev Schreiber
- 2005-11-04
A comedy-drama film based on Jonathan Safran Foer's novel, directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood. It follows a young man's quest to uncover his family history in the Ukraine with the help of a local guide and his grandfather.
- (118)
- Liev Schreiber
- PG-13
- Elijah Wood
Jul 8, 2014 · Based on the critically-acclaimed novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, "Everything is Illuminated" tells the story of a young man's quest to find the woman who sav...
- 2 min
- 476.6K
- Warner Bros.
Sep 22, 2005 · "Everything is Illuminated" lives in the present, except for memories and enigmatic flashbacks to the Second World War. The gift that Schreiber brings to the material is his ability to move us from the broad satire of the early scenes to the solemnity of the final ones.
A Jewish American writer goes to Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II. He hires a local guide and his grandson, who are both eccentric and dysfunctional, to help him on his quest.
