Ivans XTC. (2000)
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75% of critics liked it
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Bernard Rose directed this look at the sordid underside of the film business and one man's attempts to come to terms with his mortality in this fallen world, in a story loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Ivan Beckman (Danny Huston), a hot-shot talent agent at the… More Bernard Rose directed this look at the sordid underside of the film business and one man's attempts to come to terms with his mortality in this fallen world, in a story loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Ivan Beckman (Danny Huston), a hot-shot talent agent at the powerful Media Talent Agency, unexpectedly dies, and soon his colleagues are scrambling among themselves over the shards of Ivan's leftover business, with Barry Oaks (Adam Krentzman) eager to take over representation of Don West (Peter Weller), a major star Ivan signed shortly before his death. Everyone assumes that Ivan died of a drug overdose, but as viewers watch his last few days in flashback, they learn that Ivan was diagnosed with a severe case of lung cancer as he was trying to put together a deal with firebrand director Danny McTeague (James Merendino), actress Constanza Vero (Valeria Golino), and West. As the dynamic businessman is forced to confront his mortality, he is dragged into a binge of booze, drugs, and women with West, while he also tries to decide how to confront his family and his girlfriend Charlotte (Lisa Enos) with the grim news about his health. Ivansxtc. (To Live and Die in Hollywood) was shot using digital video equipment and a skeleton crew -- according to Rose, a reaction in part to studio interference over his 1997 adaptation of another Tolstoy work, Anna Karenina. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bernard Rose
- Written By
- Bernard Rose, Leo Tolstoy
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 7, 2002 Limited
- Studio
- Artistic License
Critic Reviews
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Tom Sime, Dallas Morning News
A triumph, relentless and beautiful in its downbeat darkness.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A committed, intelligent and fascinating piece of work with no irony about it.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A remarkable film by Bernard Rose.
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John Petrakis, Chicago Tribune
I have no way of knowing exactly how much is exaggeration, but I've got a creepy feeling that the film is closer to the mark than I want to believe.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's tough to watch, but it's a fantastic movie.
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Cast
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Danny Huston
as Ivan Beckman
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Peter Weller
as Don West
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Lisa Enos
as Charlotte White
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Joanne Duckman
as Marcia Beckman
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Angela Featherstone
as Amanda Hill
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Caroleen Feeney
as Rosemary Kramer
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Valeria Golino
as Constanza Vero
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Adam Krentzman
as Barry Oaks
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Heidi Jo Markel
as Francesca Knight
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James Merendino
as Danny McTeague
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Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
as Marie Stein
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Morgan Vukovic
as Lucy Lawrence
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Jay Lavender
as Phil
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Tarri Markel
as Agent
