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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

2016

Joseph Cedar

Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Charlotte Gainsbourg ...

5.1

1,309

Drama. Thriller 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.

	Media	Author	Review
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Cedar impressively creates a complex and intricately detailed portrait of the web of political, financial, social and religious affiliations that has everything to do with how the world works."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"It can take a TV series an entire season to establish a political intrigue as elaborate as the one Cedar devises here"
		Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"When it comes down to it you remember the fun twists and a cast working at the top of their game"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A a Coen-like comedy with more chutzpah than charm (...) Gere's wonderful performances as a pathetic New York figure can't fix the big problems with Joseph Cedar's messy comedy"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Gere tones down his star charisma and hits a new career peak as a Jewish fixer on the ropes. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Cedar is well attuned to the Manhattan-Jerusalem-Tel Aviv nexus. He gets excellent performances from Gere (...) and the rest of the cast."
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"What’s best about the film is how Cedar and Gere have dreamed up a character who’s equally desperate and preternaturally ingratiating"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"The actor gives a strong performance as a desperate social climber in this fractured drama that works best as a flawed character study (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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