Everything Is Illuminated


1h 44m 2005

Brief Synopsis

Tale of a young man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion. What starts out as a journey to piece together one family's story under the most absurd circumstances turns into a surprisingly meaningful journey with a

Film Details

Also Known As
Tout est illuminé
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Barrandov Studios; Big Beach; Big Film Design; C-5 Inc.; Cinetic Media; Friendly Films; Friendly Films; Soundtrack Group; Stillking Films; Technicolor PostWorks New York; Telegraph Films; Upp Prague; Warner Independent Pictures; Warner Independent Pictures
Distribution Company
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP); Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Warner Independent Pictures
Location
Prague, Czech Republic

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

Synopsis

Tale of a young man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion. What starts out as a journey to piece together one family's story under the most absurd circumstances turns into a surprisingly meaningful journey with a powerful series of revelations--the importance of remembrance, the perilous nature of secrets, the legacy of the Holocaust, the meaning of friendship and, most importantly, love.

Crew

Georgina Abanto

Makeup

Georgina Abanto

Hair

Judy Aley

Researcher

Nancy Allen

Music Editor

David Bruce Allsberry

Animal Trainer

Randall Balsmeyer

Titles

Lauren Barnhart

Assistant

Oksana Batuik

Interpreter

Nancy Bishop

Casting

David Bolton

Adr Mixer

George Bunce

Visual Effects Editor

Martina Burgetova

Production Supervisor

Mandy Butler

Production Accountant

Daniela Buzgova

Assistant Location Manager

Johnny Byrne

Set Decorator

Paul Cantelon

Music

John Carbonara

Music Editor

Vaclav Cermak

Gaffer

Ivo Cervenka

Best Boy Grip

Keren Chave

Song

Rick Chefalas

Assistant Sound Editor

Gary Chester

Music

Michael Clancy

Costume Designer

Yana Collins Lehman

Post-Production Accountant

Emma Cooper

Unit Publicist

J. John Corbett

Titles

J. John Corbett

Animator

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Kelley Cribben

Post-Production Supervisor

Kelley Cribben

Associate Producer

Magela Crosignani

Camera Operator

John Crowley

Film Lab

Neil Davidson

Photography

Kenna Doeringer

Adr Editor

Kate Dowd

Casting

Jakub Dvorak

Assistant Director

Kate Eales

Associate Editor

Wendy Finster

Assistant

JirĂ­ Fleischer

Property Master

Tom Fleischman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jonathan Safran Foer

Source Material (From Novel:"Everything Is Illuminated")

Petr Forejt

Sound Mixer

Helena Frankova

Assistant Director

Jennifer Freed

Post-Production Accountant

Roland Friedrich

Digital Effects Artist

Miroslav Gal

Digital Effects Artist

Jiri Gazda

Dolly Grip

Mark Geraghty

Production Designer

Jude Gorjanc

Assistant Director

Ivo Gresak

Key Grip

J Conor Guy

Assistant Editor

Eric Hachikiam

Music Arranger

Sarka Halastova

Art Department Coordinator

Bert Hilaire

Digital Effects

Gabina Horska

Costume Designer

Jiri Horych

Rigging Electrician

Jiri Hrstka

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Jeff Huston

Film Lab

Ales Janouch

Film And Electronic Laboratory

Tomas Jeseticky

Caterer

Stepan Jezek

Grip

Karel Jinda

Props

Eva Jindrakova

Film And Electronic Laboratory

Bobby Johanson

Adr Mixer

Pavel Jumer

Assistant

Tom Karnowski

Unit Production Manager

Amy Kaufman

Unit Production Manager

Amy J. Kaufman

Unit Production Manager

Avy Kaufman

Casting Director

Maros Kesjar

Visual Effects

Helena Keslova

Digital Effects Artist

Francis Scott Key

Song

Wolfram Koessel

Music Supervisor

Vera Kohakova

Dialogue Coach

Vladimir Koller

Visual Effects

Sonny Kompanek

Music Arranger

Vit Komrzy

Visual Effects Producer

Tomas Konvalinka

Rigging Electrician

David Koubik

Film Lab

Tomas Kuchta

Special Makeup Effects

Annette Kudrak

Music Editor

Radek Kuzdas

Rigging Electrician

George Lara

Foley Mixer

Matthew Libatique

Director Of Photography

Jack Livesey

Song

Viktor Lonek

Video

Robert Loudil

Visual Effects

Zdenek Machuta

Visual Effects

Andrew Marcus

Editor

Vladimir Matousek

Visual Effects

Craig Mckay

Editor

Jan Mensfk

Assistant Director

Mira Mika

Set Production Assistant

David Minkowski

Coproducer

Pete Miser

Song

Pete Miser

Song Performer

Muthana Mudher Mohmed

Production

Beth Moran

Visual Effects Editor

Branka Mrkic-tana

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Maggie Murphy

Assistant Director

Kamil Najsr

Construction

Boone Narr

Animal Trainer

Igor Nikolic

Assistant Sound Editor

Franticek Novak

Assistant Camera

Lidiya Nychyk

Interpreter

Kocani Orkestar

Song Performer

Mark Orton

Song

Lenka Pavlakova

Assistant Production Coordinator

Vladimir Pavlu

Construction

Suzana Peric

Music Editor

Kieron Phipps

Assistant Director

Robert Pik

Visual Effects

Nada Pinter

Script Supervisor

Michal Pokorny

Props

Katerina Polanska

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sara Pollack

Assistant

Sarah Porter

Sound Editor

Petr Prochazka

Rigging Gaffer

Victor Quinaz

Assistant

Nestor Cok Rakia

Song

Matthew Reedy

Film Lab

Ljuba Reznicek

Set Costumer

Zdenek Richter

Assistant Property Master

Veronika Riehs

Makeup Assistant

Roman Rigo

Boom Operator

Seth Rothschild

Music Supervisor

Helena Rovna

Costumer

Lucie Ryan

Assistant

Jiri Sabata

Digital Effects Artist

Justin Salem

Set Production Assistant

Peter Saraf

Producer

Liev Schreiber

Screenplay (Adaptation)

Shnurov Sergey

Song

Arkadie Severmie

Song Performer

Katerina Silna

Production Coordinator

Rasto Simocko

Digital Effects Artist

Petr Skvor

Location Manager

Derek Somaru

Music Editor

Patricie Soptenkova

Set Costumer

Ted Sperling

Music Conductor

Wyatt Sprague

Sound Effects Editor

Jiri Stamfest

Matte Painter

Corey Stewart

Digital Effects

Ondrej Stibinger

Film Lab

Matthew Stillman

Executive Producer

Amanda Taylor

Assistant Director

Jiri Tichacek

Production Accountant

Marc Turtletaub

Producer

Goran Uljanic

Assistant Production Coordinator

Paul Urmson

Sound Editor

Paul Urmson

Sound Designer

Martin Vackar

Art Director

Josef Valta

Rigging Electrician

Kurt Van Der Basch

Storyboard Artist

David Vana

Special Effects Supervisor

Frankie Vargas

Film Lab

Zdenek Vavra

Photography

Steve Visscher

Foley Editor

Zdenek Vodvarka

Best Boy

Jan Vojtech

Assistant Camera

David Vondrasek

Art Director

Pavel Voracek

Transportation Captain

Jan Vseticek

Visual Effects

Lucie Vybiralova

Hair Stylist

Deborah Wallach

Adr Supervisor

Olga Zahorbenska

Casting Assistant

Peter Ziak

Accounting Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
Tout est illuminé
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Barrandov Studios; Big Beach; Big Film Design; C-5 Inc.; Cinetic Media; Friendly Films; Friendly Films; Soundtrack Group; Stillking Films; Technicolor PostWorks New York; Telegraph Films; Upp Prague; Warner Independent Pictures; Warner Independent Pictures
Distribution Company
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP); Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Warner Independent Pictures
Location
Prague, Czech Republic

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States September 16, 2005

Released in United States Fall September 16, 2005

Released in United States on Video March 21, 2006

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States September 2005

Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 19-November 3, 2005.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Horizons) August 31-September 10, 2005.

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema September 2-11, 2005.

Based on the novel "Everything is Illuminated" written by Jonathan Safran Foer published by Houghton Mifflin Co; April 16, 2002.

Limited Release in United States September 16, 2005

Released in United States Fall September 16, 2005

Released in United States on Video March 21, 2006

Released in United States 2005 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 19-November 3, 2005.)

Co-winner of the 2005 award for Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking by the National Board of Review (NBR).

Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Horizons) August 31-September 10, 2005.)

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema September 2-11, 2005.)

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 2-5, 2005.)