The Treatment (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Oren Rudavsky |
| Produced by | Oren Rudavsky, Jonathan Shoemaker |
| Written by | Daniel Saul Housman, based on a novel by Daniel Menaker |
| Starring |
Chris Eigeman Famke Janssen Harris Yulin Stephanie March Ian Holm |
| Music by | John Zorn |
| Cinematography | Andrij Parekh |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Treatment is an American romantic comedy film released in 2006 starring Chris Eigeman and Famke Janssen and produced and directed by Oren Rudavsky.
It is based on a novel with the same title by Daniel Menaker.
Plot
The film begins with Jake Singer (Eigeman) meeting up with Julia (Stephanie March) in an attempt to rekindle their relationship; she however, informs him that she is recently engaged and has been wanting to call him to tell him. The wedding will be in Aspen but she invites him to her pre-wedding party in New York.
Jake, the son of a retired physician Arnold Singer (Harris Yulin), is an English teacher and somewhat of a basketball coach at Coventry, a Manhattan private school. He becomes involved with Allegra Marshall (Famke Janssen) the widow of a wealthy gentleman who died suddenly from a cardiac embolism.
Jake seeks treatment from psychoanalyst Dr. Ernesto Morales (Ian Holm) who frequently surprises Jake in the form of hallucinations attempting to shape or modify his behavior.
Cast
- Chris Eigeman ... Jake Singer
- Famke Janssen ... Allegra Marshall
- Harris Yulin ... Arnold Singer
- Ian Holm ... Dr. Ernesto Morales
- Stephanie March ... Julia
- Peter Vack ... Ted
- Griffin Newman ... Scott
Awards
The Treatment won in the category of Best New York Narrative at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.[1]
John Zorn who composed the score for the film won a MacArthur Foundation, the "Genius" award for his music in 2006. The album, titled Filmworks XVIII: The Treatment features a full score for film by John Zorn. The album was released on Zorn's own label, Tzadik Records.
References
- ↑ "Tribeca Film Festival Awards History". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 12 April 2011.