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Norman

Original title: Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
  • 20162016
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  • 1h 58m
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6.1/10
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Richard Gere in Norman (2016)
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
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Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's ... Read allNorman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
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6.3K
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    • Joseph Cedar
    • Joseph Cedar
  • Stars
    • Richard Gere
    • Lior Ashkenazi
    • Michael Sheen
    • Joseph Cedar
    • Joseph Cedar
  • Stars
    • Richard Gere
    • Lior Ashkenazi
    • Michael Sheen
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    • 52User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    Richard Gere
    Richard Gere
    • Norman Oppenheimer
    Lior Ashkenazi
    Lior Ashkenazi
    • Micha Eshel
    Michael Sheen
    Michael Sheen
    • Phillip Cohen
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Rabbi Blumenthal
    Yehuda Almagor
    • Duby
    Neta Riskin
    Neta Riskin
    • Hanna
    Josh Charles
    Josh Charles
    • Arthur Taub
    Dan Stevens
    Dan Stevens
    • Bill Kavish
    Harris Yulin
    Harris Yulin
    • Jo Wilf
    Doval'e Glickman
    Doval'e Glickman
    • Ron Maor
    • (as Dov Glickman)
    Tali Sharon
    Tali Sharon
    • Naomi Eshel
    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Alexandra (Alex) Green
    Isaach De Bankolé
    Isaach De Bankolé
    • Jacques
    • (as Isaach De Bankole)
    Miranda Bailey
    Miranda Bailey
    • Taub's Assistant
    D.C. Anderson
    D.C. Anderson
    • Congressman Bob Easterly
    Andrea Cirie
    Andrea Cirie
    • BRBC Conference Moderator
    Scott Shepherd
    Scott Shepherd
    • Bruce Schwartz
    Bern Cohen
    Bern Cohen
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      • Joseph Cedar
      • Joseph Cedar
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    • Trivia
      Half of the film was shot in New York City and half of it in Jerusalem, Israel. The original poster for the movie showed the two main actors, Richard Gere and Lior Ashkenazi, standing back to back, with Gere in New York City and Ashkenazi in Jerusalem.
    • Quotes

      Norman Oppenheimer: There are two kinds of moguls: First kind is like a big ocean liner ship. Makes a lot of waves, a lot of noise, everybody sees it coming from miles away. Like Jo Wilf. I think your boss, Minister Maor, is actually... in his close circle of friends. of course. And then there is Arthur. Well, Arthur is more like a nuclear submarine. he's quiet, he's fast, he's young. Extremely sophisticated.

    • Connections
      References Exodus (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      Mi Sheberach
      Traditional

      Arranged by Raymond Goldstein

    User reviews52

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    8/10
    Gere wrings sympathy out of a truly annoying character
    Full title of this Joseph Cedar movie is Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer. Norman the person is not very likable. He stands too close when he talks to you, he's relentless in searching for an angle, he's quick with the half-to-full-lie. But in Richard Gere's nuanced portrayal, initial discomfort turns to something more like sympathy. How he's treated by the people who see him for what he is becomes simultaneously justified and painful. The sympathy is possible because Norman isn't angling to benefit himself, at least not financially. He only wants to feel important, that he matters in the world, yet he remains "always just a few capillaries removed from the beating heart of power," says A.O. Scott in the New York Times. When he has a setback, and he has plenty of them, you see the gears turning until he hits a way to make the best of it. When Norman "bumps into" an Israeli diplomat and does him a favor, right there you know the seeds of calamity are planted. I won't say more about the plot, which is complicated in the delicious way that only someone like Norman could complicate it. Israeli actor Lior Ashkenazi plays the diplomat; Michael Sheen plays Norman's put-upon nephew; Steve Buscemi as the rabbi of a financially distressed congregation is "a marvel of wit and off-kilter humanity," Scott says; and Manhattan plays itself, beautifully.
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    • May 25, 2017

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      • March 9, 2017 (Israel)
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      • New York, USA
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      • Cold Iron Pictures
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    • 1 hour 58 minutes
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