The Substance of Fire
Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.
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Drama
1996
97 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Substance of Fire
- Duration : 97 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Jon Robin Baitz (play), Jon Robin Baitz (screenplay)
- Directors : Daniel J. Sullivan min
- Imdb : 6 (522 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3 (422 votes)
- Actors : Tony Goldwyn, Benjamin Ungar, Timothy Hutton, Tom McDermott
Movie Storyline
Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.