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Ivans xtc.

Original title: Ivansxtc
  • 20002000
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.4K
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Ivansxtc (2000)
  • Drama
Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood.Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood.Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bernard Rose
  • Writers
    • Lev Tolstoy(novel "The Death of Ivan Ilyich")
    • Bernard Rose(screenplay)
    • Lisa Enos(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Danny Huston
    • Peter Weller
    • Lisa Enos
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bernard Rose
  • Writers
    • Lev Tolstoy(novel "The Death of Ivan Ilyich")
    • Bernard Rose(screenplay)
    • Lisa Enos(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Danny Huston
    • Peter Weller
    • Lisa Enos
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

    Photos68

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    Top cast

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    Danny Huston
    Danny Huston
    • Ivan Beckmanas Ivan Beckman
    Peter Weller
    Peter Weller
    • Don Westas Don West
    Lisa Enos
    Lisa Enos
    • Charlotte Whiteas Charlotte White
    Joanne Duckman
    Joanne Duckman
    • Marcia Beckmanas Marcia Beckman
    Angela Featherstone
    Angela Featherstone
    • Amanda Hillas Amanda Hill
    Caroleen Feeney
    Caroleen Feeney
    • Rosemary Krameras Rosemary Kramer
    Valeria Golino
    Valeria Golino
    • Constanza Veroas Constanza Vero
    Adam Krentzman
    Adam Krentzman
    • Barry Oaksas Barry Oaks
    Heidi Jo Markel
    Heidi Jo Markel
    • Francesca Knightas Francesca Knight
    James Merendino
    James Merendino
    • Danny McTeagueas Danny McTeague
    Tiffani Thiessen
    Tiffani Thiessen
    • Marie Steinas Marie Stein
    • (as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen)
    Morgan Walsh
    Morgan Walsh
    • Lucy Lawrenceas Lucy Lawrence
    • (as Morgan Vukovic)
    Crystal Atkins
    • Jessieas Jessie
    Alex Butler
    • Brad Eastas Brad East
    Robert Graham
    • Sid Beckmanas Sid Beckman
    Ken Enos
    • Bad Bobbyas Bad Bobby
    Mike Gold
    • Ira Reutheras Ira Reuther
    • (as Michael Gold)
    Marilyn Heston
    • Bonnie Shaneas Bonnie Shane
    • Director
      • Bernard Rose
    • Writers
      • Lev Tolstoy(novel "The Death of Ivan Ilyich")
      • Bernard Rose(screenplay)
      • Lisa Enos(screenplay)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sarah Danielle Madison's debut.
    • Quotes

      [Upon hearing of Ivan Beckman's death]

      Don West: What, did he freebase his face off?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood/Ivans XTC/Undercover Brother/Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner/Bad Company (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Tristan and Isolde
      Excerpts

      Composed by Richard Wagner

      Performed by Elmo Weber

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    A haunting masterpiece, unbelievably great!
    This is really one of the most honest, most genuinely unnerving films I have ever seen (and I have seen a lot, by any standards). My lady and i didn't speak the whole hour driving home, just sat in stunned contemplation of this stunning film. As we drove, I could almost not believe just how superb this film was.

    Huston is an absolute revelation as Ivan, a once-in-a-lifetime performance that seems to have sprung into life fully formed and whole. His is one of the greatest faces cinema has offered, full of humanity and pathos, at once a recognisable everyman and a unique and extraordinary figure.

    The narrative's initially gimmicky flashback structure become essential as we are allowed to see the fundamental pointlessness of the feckless Ivan's life even before we meet him.

    Flashing back, we then see the last few weeks of Ivan's life as he finds he has terminal cancer and slowly wastes away, surrounded by the most tacky/glamourous trappings of Hollywood life.

    From the early realisation of Ivan's insignificance, we are drawn to see him as fully alive and utterly human.

    This is the triumph of the director's intensely humanist vision, a moving testament to the individual worth and humanity of each of us, even the most lost and dissolute amongst us.

    Equally rich are the surrounding performances, the whole cast working tiny wonders, but special mention certainly belongs to Huston and also Peter Weller, the latter giving what I think must be his strongest ever role. His sleazy big-shot actor is an instant classic, utterly true and blackly comic.

    I lived and worked in the industry in Hollywood and I recognised many of the characters and situations. In the whole film, not one false note was struck. The locations expertly chosen, from the Sky bar to the winding backroads around Mulholland and Hollywood Blvd at dawn, the feel of Ivan's Hollywood was exactly right.

    I recommend this film to anyone looking for difficult but richly rewarding, thought-provoking cinema. It is not entertainment, but it performs the quiet miracles that few film-makers even attempt, let alone achieve with these devastating results. A triumph, a truly visionary work and clearly a labour of love for all involved, Ivan's xtc is simply astounding, quite the equal to the early works of Ingmar Bergman and I can think of no higher praise than that.
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    • theultimatehuman
    • Sep 27, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 2002 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ivans xtc. (To Live and Die in Hollywood)
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alternative Investments of Michigan
      • Enos/Rose Productions
      • Rhino Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,027
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,121
      • Jun 9, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,027
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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