Norman (2016 film)

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Cedar
Written byJoseph Cedar
Produced byMiranda Bailey
Lawrence Inglee
David Mandil
Oren Moverman
Eyal Rimmon
Gideon Tadmor
StarringRichard Gere
Lior Ashkenazi
Hank Azaria
Steve Buscemi
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Michael Sheen
Dan Stevens
CinematographyYaron Scharf
Edited byBrian A. Kates
Music byJun Miyake
Production
companies
Tadmor
Cold Iron Pictures
The Rabinovich Foundation
The Jerusalem Film Fund
Keshet International
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • 3 September 2016 (2016-09-03) (Telluride)[1]
  • 8 March 2017 (2017-03-08) (Israel)[2]
  • 14 April 2017 (2017-04-14) (United States)[3]
Running time
118 minutes [4]
CountryUnited States / Israel
LanguageEnglish / Hebrew
Box office$5.2 million[5]

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (Hebrew: נורמן: עלייתו המתונה ונפילתו התלולה של מאכער אמריקאי) is a 2016 political drama film directed and written by Joseph Cedar. The film stars Richard Gere and Lior Ashkenazi. Filming began on February 8, 2015, in New York City. The film played at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival[6] and the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[7][8]

The film follows the career of fixer in New York City, who associates himself with politicians and power brokers. His life changes when he gains influence on the new Prime Minister of Israel. The Prime Minister is soon involved in a bribery scandal, and the fixer finds himself suspected by the authorities.

  1. ^ "43rd Telluride Film Festival Program" (PDF). 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. ^ Hannah Brown (March 5, 2017). "Richard Gere to Visit Israel for Film Premiere". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer". 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Peter Debruge (4 September 2016). "Telluride Film Review: 'Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer'". Variety. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  7. ^ "NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER [programme note]". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. ^ "TIFF 2016 Adds Terrence Malick's 'Voyage of Time', Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake', and More". Collider. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.