Disgrace
About this movie
- Synopsis
- John Malkovich stars in director Steve Jacobs' adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's Booker Prize-winning novel concerning a Cape Town educator whose flight from scandal leads him into a direct confrontation with the lingering demons of apartheid....
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- Starring
- John Malkovich, Jessica Haines, Eriq Ebouaney, Fiona Press, Antoinette Engel
- Director(s)
- Steve Jacobs
- Distributor(s)
- Paladin
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 118 min.
Critic Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
This is such a rare movie. Its characters are uncompromisingly themselves, flawed, stubborn, vulnerable.Read the full review
The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites
Mr. Malkovich is one of the few actors capable of conveying genuine intellectual depth.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
It’s a harsh experience, at times engrossing, at other times stiff and unconvincing, but it asks a necessary question: What happens to the country’s whites after white rule is gone?Read the full review
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85% Disgrace
09/17/09 In this stunning adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee, John Malkovich stars as David Lurie, a 52-year-old professor of Romantic Literature who takes a beautiful young student under his wing and into his bed. | Rotten Tomatoes -
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09/17/09 It's easy to talk about why adaptations don't work when they distort their source material, but it's harder when they stay faithful, yet still fall short. | The A.V. Club -
Urman launches distrib Paladin
09/08/09 Mark Urman has launched Paladin, a new distribution outfit staffed with some of his former ThinkFilm associates. | Variety