| Disgrace | |
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| Directed by | Steve Jacobs |
| Screenplay by | Anna Maria Monticelli |
| Based on | Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee |
| Produced by | Steve Jacobs Anna Maria Monticelli Emile Sherman |
| Starring | John Malkovich Jessica Haines Eriq Ebouaney |
| Cinematography | Steve Arnold |
| Edited by | Alexandre de Franceschi |
| Music by | Antony Partos |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | English Afrikaans Zulu Xhosa |
| Box office | $2.1 million |
Disgrace is a 2008 Australian film,[1] based on J. M. Coetzee's 1999 novel of the same name. It was adapted for the screen by Anna Maria Monticelli and directed by her husband Steve Jacobs.[2] Starring American actor John Malkovich and South African newcomer Jessica Haines,[3] it tells the story of a South African university professor in the post-apartheid era who moves to his daughter's Eastern Cape farm when his affair with a student costs him his position. The film received generally positive reviews.
- ^ Siemienowicz, Rochelle (June 2009). "Adapting Disgrace: An interview with screenwriter and producer Anna-Maria Monticelli". Australian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Schwartzkoff, Louise (16 August 2008). "Actress lauded for film of Coetzee's Disgrace". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 10. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ Cole, Barbara (31 July 2009). "Movie stardom beckons Haines". Daily News. p. 5.