Ivans Xtc (2000)

Original title

ivans xtc.

Directed by

Bernard Rose

Genre

independent film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Hollywood agent learns he has cancer and must keep working with his biggest client while hiding his diagnosis. The film follows his attempts to maintain his career and relationships as his health declines.

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What happens

Ivans Xtc is a 2000 British-American independent drama film co-written by Bernard Rose and Lisa Enos, produced by Enos and directed by Rose, the first of several Enos-Rose collaborations, including Snuff-Movie (2005), Kreutzer Sonata (2008) and Mr. Nice (2010). The film stars Danny Huston, Peter Weller, and Lisa Enos, with Rose and Enos' actual CAA agent, Adam Krentzmen, playing the role of fictional "Media Talent Agency" agent Barry Oaks. Other key roles include Morgan Walsh (Vukovic) as Lucy Lawrence, and SLC Punk director James Merendino as director Danny McTeague. The story follows a Hollywood agent, Ivan Beckman (Huston), who must force a smile and carry on with business as usual with the agency's biggest client, Don West (Weller), in the face of a cancer diagnosis. The film, loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, was also inspired by the rise and fall of talent agent Jay Moloney. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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