The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Metacritic54/100
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Daniel J. SullivanDirector
- Jon Robin BaitzScreenplay
- Joseph VitarelliOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tony GoldwynAaron Geldhart
- Timothy HuttonMartin Geldhart
- Ron RifkinIsaac Geldhart
- Sarah Jessica ParkerSarah Geldhart
- Lee GrantCora Cahn
- Elizabeth FranzMiss Barzakian
- Benjamin UngarYoung Issac
- Roger ReesMax
- Viola DavisNurse
- Adolph GreenMr. Musselblatt
- Debra MonkMartha Hackett
- Tom McDermottOld Printer