Disgrace (2008 film)

Disgrace
Theatrical film poster
Directed bySteve Jacobs
Screenplay byAnna Maria Monticelli
Based onDisgrace
by J. M. Coetzee
Produced bySteve Jacobs
Anna Maria Monticelli
Emile Sherman
StarringJohn Malkovich
Jessica Haines
Eriq Ebouaney
CinematographySteve Arnold
Edited byAlexandre de Franceschi
Music byAntony Partos
Release dates
  • 6 September 2008 (2008-09-06) (TIFF)
  • 8 June 2009 (2009-06-08) (Australia)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguagesEnglish
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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Schwartzkoff, Louise (16 August 2008). "Actress lauded for film of Coetzee's Disgrace". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 10. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  3. ^ Cole, Barbara (31 July 2009). "Movie stardom beckons Haines". Daily News. p. 5.