Summary:
1938, Romania: at 70, a professor of language and philosophy, Dominic Matei, contemplates suicide: the love of his life is dead, and he remains unable to complete his life's work on the origins of language. Then, he's struck by lightning. After a slow recovery, he grows younger. He must now avoid Nazis, who want to study and experiment on him. Some years later, he meets a young woman who has her own passage through a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research. Is the sweetness of life finally at hand?
| Runtime: | 124 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for some sexuality, nudity and a brief disturbing image. |
| Production: | BIM Distribuzione |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Romance |
| Countries: | USA, Germany, France, Italy, Romania |
| Languages: | English, German, French, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, Latin, Romanian, Armenian, Sanskrit, Egyptian (Ancient) |
| Home Release Date: | May 13, 2008 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Francis Ford Coppola | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Francis Ford Coppola | Written By |
| Mircea Eliade | Novella |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alexandra Maria Lara | Veronica/Laura |
| Bruno Ganz | Professor Stanciulescu |
| Tim Roth | Dominic |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adrian Pintea | Pandit |
| Adriana Titieni | Anetta |
| Alexandra Pirici | Woman In Room 6 |
| André Hennicke | Josef Rudolf |
| Cristian Balint | Grenzschutz |
| Dan Astileanu | Professor |
| Dragos Bucur | Bartender |
| Florin Piersic Jr. | Dr. Gavrila |
| Marcel Iures | Prof. Giuseppe Tucci |
| Mircea Albulescu | Davidoglu |
| Theodor Danetti | Dr. Neculache |
| Zoltan Butuc | Dr. Chirila |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anahid Nazarian | Executive Producer |
| Francis Ford Coppola | Producer |
| Fred Roos | Executive Producer |
| Masa Tsuyuki | Associate Producer |
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