Future-Movie-Director

Johnny Depp stars in this dark, supernatural thriller about a high priced book dealer that specializes in rare and obscure books. He is hired by a rich book collector, played by Frank Langella, to research and authenticate his rare book that is said to have been written by the devil himself. Only 3 copies are known to exist. With one of the copies in his hands, he travels overseas to Europe to research the other two books and to verify they are the same. However, Depp runs into a dead end when he finds that books are exactly the same with one exception that he nearly misses. He becomes involved in an international religious cult that seems to be stalking him at every move. An overall decent film helmed by master director Roman Polanski.

Jeff Goldblum plays a post-war Jew that spent time in a German Concentration Camp as the commandant's personal clown. Before the war Adam Stein was a stage clown with an amazing act that made everyone bust at their seams. But when Nazi's came to power, his show was abruptly ended and his family was sent to a concentration camp. While there, a Nazi Commandant, Played by Willem Dafoe, recognized him from seeing his show before and assures his safety if he will perform as his own personal clown. This however leads to many months of brutal torture that Adam is never able to forget. Years later, Adam is sent to a research center to help those who were mentally affected by their time in the German Holocaust. The research center peruses Adam to help a young boy that was abused in many of the same ways that Adam was in the CC. A decent independent film with a great performance from Jeff Goldblum. Not everyone's idea of a war film, but well made nevertheless.