Adam Resurrected, 2008
Adam Resurrected, 2008, is a movie based off of the novel by Yoram Kaniuk. It has an unusual, fictitious plot line that may be jarring for some, but after seeing the writer, director and actor at the courthouse discussion at Telluride Film Festival last year, I saw the film and read the book, while appreciating the arduous creative process that a story goes through in order to become a film.
The book took over 8 years to write, then funding needed to come together (millions of dollars) the director, actors and crew needed to be assembled, the set was built just for the purpose of the film and built in the middle of the dessert, then after shooting and editing the film, it needs to get picked up and go through marketing to get its idea out. It features Jeff Goldblum in a potential Oscar winning performance, however, the film did not get picked up for major distribution. (That’s a different topic that I won’t get into right now.)