Emotional Arithmetic
a PAOLO BARZMAN picture
Synopsis
Based on an award-winning novel by Matt Cohen, Emotional Arithmetic charts the fateful reunion, in the eighties, of three survivors of the notorious French “transit” camp, Drancy. Melanie, an unhappy wife obsessed with record-keeping, Jakob, a poet and the ultimate survivor, and Christopher, a shy academic who has repressed both his memories and his childhood love for Melanie, meet and feast on a fall evening on an idyllic farm property. Memories and feelings emerge, reshape, collide during a night of conflict, sadness and ultimately, healing.
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Press
"Solid performances and Barzman’s sensitive handling help to elevate the pic above the realm of the familiar."
VARIETY
“We’re absolutely delighted to have ‘Emotional Arithmetic’ close this year’s (Toronto 2007) Festival”
INDIEWIRE
"With about as stacked a deck of actors a director could hope to acquire, Paolo Barzman’s adaptation of Matt Cohen’s novel Emotional Arithmetic is brought to life by the ensemble talents…the incredible cast basically put on a master class of humanistic acting, ensuring that Emotional Arithmetic equals profound impact."
EXCLAIM
"Emotional Arithmetic stays well within the terrain established by many other movies about characters who continue to feel the repercussions of the Holocaust decades later. Familiar it may be, the experience is still much enriched by the high calibre of the lead performances…Ultimately, it’s the quietest scenes that carry the most weight."
EYE WEEKLY
Festivals
& Awards
Toronto International Film Festival
San Sebastian International Film Festival
CSC Awards
German Critics
Young Artist Awards
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
Possible Worlds Film Festival
ERA New Horizons Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Susan Sarandon | |
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| Gabriel Byrne | |
| Christopher Plummer | |
| Roy Dupuis | |
| Max Von Sydow |
| Director | Paolo Barzman |
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| Scriptwriter | Jefferson Lewis, Matt Cohen |
| Producers | Anna Stratton, Suzanne Girard |
| Executive Producer | Robin Cass |
| Co-Executive Producer | Paolo Barzman |
| Director of Photography | Luc Montpellier |
| Production Designer | Jean-François Campeau |
| Music | Normand Corbeil |
| Editor | Arthur Tarnowski |
| Sound | Lou Solakofski |
