Death in Love (2008)

Director:

Boaz Yakin

Writer (WGA):

Boaz Yakin (written by)

Release Date:

17 July 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

Sin. Suffer. Repeat.

Plot:

The devastating legacy of a liaison between a concentration camp inmate and a Nazi doctor reflects on the lives of her sons.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Concentration Camp | Affair | Jewish | Topless Female Nudity

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Josh Lucas	...	Eldest Son
Jacqueline Bisset	...	The Mother
Lukas Haas	...	Youngest Son
Morena Baccarin	...	Beautiful Woman
Betty Gilpin	...	Young Model
Emma Bell	...	Young Girl
Vanessa Kai	...	Asian Woman
Carrington Vilmont	...	The Doctor
Jean Brassard	...	Young Girl's Father
Adam Brody	...	Talent Agent
Stu Richel	...	The Father
Matt Walton	...	Young Father
Jake Houston	...	Younger Brother
Nicholas Sireci	...	Young Brother
Kelli Giddish	...	Young Mother
Joe Forbrich	...	Hotel Manager
Ron Megown	...	Older Doctor (as Ronald Megown)
Seth Fisher	...	Hotel Receptionist
Jamie Hurley	...	Woman Tending Child
Ravenna Fahey	...	Woman In Cafe
Jeffrey K. Miller
Lars Gerhard	...	Uniformed Guard
Kathleen Doyle	...	Woman on Street
Francis Dumaurier	...	Old Lawyer
Pascale Faye
Jeanne Omlor	...	Young Girl's Mother
Laura Holloway	...	Woman #1
Grace Nassar	...	Woman #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abigail Kuklis	...	Featured
Fabrizia Dal Farra	...	Concentration Camp Woman (uncredited)
Nick Latrenta	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jacqueline Margolis	...	The Widow (uncredited)
Jena Mroz	...	Model (uncredited)
Elizabeth Newman	...	The Waitress (uncredited)
Rich Odell	...	Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Boaz Yakin

Writing credits (WGA)
Boaz Yakin		(written by)

Produced by
Alma Har'el	....	co-producer
Kathleen Heffernan	....	associate producer
Josh Lucas	....	executive producer
Rafael Marmor	....	associate producer
Boaz Yakin	....	producer
Joseph Zolfo	....	producer
Andrew Zolot	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Lesley Barber

Cinematography by
Frederik Jacobi

Film Editing by
John F. Lyons

Casting by
Todd M. Thaler

Production Design by
Dara Wishingrad

Set Decoration by
Jade Healy

Costume Design by
Sue Gandy

Makeup Department
Bert Reo Anderson	....	key hair stylist
Joseph Farulla	....	makeup department head
Joseph Farulla	....	special effects makeup designer
Christal Schanes	....	hair department head
Christal Schanes	....	head hair department
Christal Schanes	....	wig designer

Production Management
Andrew Zolot	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ethan Anderson	....	second second assistant director
Alma Har'el	....	second unit director
Rebecca Strickland	....	first assistant director
Aurora Warfield	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Tracy Crim	....	camera scenic artist
Roxy Gillespie	....	set dresser
Melanie Hamlett	....	set dresser
Kathleen Heffernan	....	creative consultant
Aya Kaneta	....	art department intern
Kasia Kowalczyk	....	art department intern
Tim Linden	....	set dresser
Jennifer Pastecchi	....	art department intern
Amy Teitter	....	set dresser
Chris Trujillo	....	leadman

Sound Department
Karina Becker	....	foley artist
Ryan Maguire	....	adr mixer
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Richard Murphy	....	sound mixer
Tara Paul	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Pruyn-Bush	....	second boom operator
Seth Tallman	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Mark Wilhelm	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt coordinator
Vince Cupone	....	co-stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sebastián Almeida	....	first assistant camera
Denise Bailie	....	second unit: camera operator
John Clifford	....	still photographer
Dylan Crawshay-Williams	....	key rigging grip
David Giesbrecht	....	still photographer
Erik Guldbech	....	additional set electrician
Rob Harlow	....	best boy grip
Rob Harlow	....	grip
Nina Kuhn	....	gaffer
Alexander Martin	....	electrician
Tom Mone	....	best boy grip: second unit
Iris Ng	....	Genny operator
Samantha Sa	....	additional grip
Michele SchianodiCola	....	best boy grip
Yoshi Sonoda	....	best boy electric
Debbie Stampfle	....	second assistant camera
David Woolner	....	electrician

Casting Department
Allison Twardziak	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natasha Konowalow	....	costume design intern
Yolanda Rodney	....	wardrobe supervisor
Danielle Smith	....	costumer (as Danielle Stephenson)

Editorial Department
David Gauff	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Lesley Barber	....	pianist
Ben Goldberg	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Jamiyl Campbell	....	key set production assistant
Sasha Charlemagne	....	assistant production coordinator
Tracy Christmas	....	production intern
Jonathan Gray	....	production counsel
Tal Harris	....	production intern
Brandon Herman	....	electronic press kit producer
Liz Huizinga	....	assistant accountant
Sheila Iniego	....	intern
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer
Sara Lane	....	production accountant
Benjamin Logan	....	production assistant
David Magdael	....	publicist
James McKay	....	production secretary
JR Myers	....	assistant location manager
John F. Perez Jr.	....	location scout
Joaquin Diego Prange	....	location manager
Gabrielle Rivera	....	production assistant
Scott Rose	....	assistant to director/writer
Christopher Sarli	....	production intern
Hilary Stabb	....	assistant: production lawyer
Tim Stacker	....	location manager
Steven Wallace	....	publicist
Sharon Watt	....	script supervisor
Imran Yusufzai	....	office production assistant
Anne Stulz	....	publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• DI Love (USA)

Distributors

• HBO Hungary (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (Cinemax)
• Kojo Pictures (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Screen Media Films (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Screen Media Ventures
• Universal Home Video (2010) (Canada) (DVD)

Other Companies

• David Magdael and Associates  publicists
• Gray Krauss Des Rochers  legal services
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent and graphic sexual content, nudity and language

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45394) | Australia:R (2009) | Canada:18A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

DI Love

Trivia:

None of the characters have names, the screenplay was written specifically for all the characters not to address each other by name.

Quotes:

[to his girlfriend]
Eldest Son:And you look up from your hands into the mirror, and you see a face that you recognize, a face you've been staring at your entire life, for eternity. And you remember that the face is yours, but you have no idea who you are any more. And the person you once were, who had any kind of cohesiveness or connection to himself, feels a million miles away. Like the native of some alien planet you visited long ago, in another lifetime.

Fantastic script, good video and a philosophical plot - a movie that thinking people will enjoy

Don't let the first few seconds scare you away. After that, the remaining initial nine minutes of dialog in this movie grabbed my attention. As a 49 year old guy, it was like the conversation that I've been holding in my own head was exposed, thoughts that I've never admitted to another human because of my shame, somehow brought out into the public for everyone to hear. Unbelievably honest, real, certainly a glimpse into my very brain with the same rationale and conclusions that I have come to in my own life.

If you've lived enough of live, you recognize the maternal instinct of the mother for her disadvantaged son. She protects him, puts up with him and shows a patience that only a guilt laden (whether deservedly so or not) mother will demonstrate. Her description of the call of her jilted boyfriend's parent's call is also not out of the ordinary for some of us. The acting of the disabled son, the emotion, absolutely fantastic and realistic. Unbelievably realistic, like looking into someone's personal life.

The movie only gets better. Watch it if you're interested in exploring the shadows of the human condition in an honest, thought provoking manner. Bravo!