Germany / USA / Japan,
1995, 112 min
(Alternative: 108 min)
Screenplay:
Paul AusterCinematography:
Adam HolenderComposer:
Rachel PortmanCast:
Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing, Forest Whitaker, Giancarlo Esposito, Harold Perrineau, Jared Harris, Victor Argo, Ashley Judd (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A group of people's lives intertwine when a New York cigar store manager, Auggie (Keitel), befriends them. Among them is a writer who can't write (Hurt), a reluctant father hiding from his past (Forest Whitaker), a streetwise teen with an unusual identity crisis, and Auggie's long-lost ex-girlfriend (Stockard Channing), who returns with some surprising news! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1996 - Paul Auster (Best First Screenplay)
- 1996 - Harold Perrineau (Best Supporting Male)
César Awards
- 1996 - Best Foreign Film
German Film Awards
- 1996 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 1996 - Wayne Wang (Best Foreign Film)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1995 - Harvey Keitel (Silver Bear Special Jury Prize)
- 1995 - Wayne Wang (Golden Bear for Best Film)