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The Substance of Fire opened Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons on March 17, 1991. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the cast included Ron Rifkin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patrick Breen, and Jon Tenney. [3] The play transferred to the Lincoln Center 's Newhouse Theater on January 31, 1992. [4] The play closed on July 26, 1992 after 205 performances.
- Jon Robin Baitz
- 1993
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 ...
- Daniel J. Sullivan
- 102 min
- 4
Mar 14, 1997 · A film about a father who is losing his mind and his publishing company, haunted by his memories of the Holocaust. Roger Ebert praises the film's complexity and ambiguity, but also questions its purpose and tone.
The Substance of Fire is a decent film. It is about a publishing magnate who refuses to publish a book by his son's male lover so the kids buy out their father and run it themselves! Tony Goldwyn ...
- (10)
- Daniel Sullivan
- R
- Ron Rifkin
Mar 14, 1997 · The Substance of Fire - Metacritic. Summary Ron Rifkin plays a headstrong book publisher who refuses to "sell out" by releasing anything commercial, even when his business partner and son (Goldwyn) discovers a sure-fire best-seller. As the father's stubbornness pushes their company to the brink of bankruptcy, the son must convince his brother ...
- (15)
- Daniel J. Sullivan
- R
- Tony Goldwyn
Overview. 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 ...
Sep 9, 1996 · A character-driven drama with a deeply unpleasant central character, "The Substance of Fire" captures Ron Rifkin's Obie-and Drama Desk award-winning performance as a tyrannical N.Y. publisher ...
