Story of movie Ivans Xtc : Ivans Xtc (sometimes stylized as ivansxtc) is 2000 British–American independent drama film co-written and directed by Bernard Rose and starring Danny Huston and Peter Weller. It is based on Leo Tolstoy's novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich and is Rose's second adaptation of his work, after Anna Karenina in 1997. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2000. It was released in the United States (New York and Los Angeles) on July 7, 2002 and on July 19, 2002 in the United Kingdom.
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| Directed by | Bernard Rose |
| Produced by | Lisa Enos |
| Screenplay by | Bernard Rose Lisa Enos |
| Based on | Leo Tolstoy by The Death of Ivan Ilyich |
| Starring | Danny Huston Peter Weller |
| Music by | Matt Schultz Elmo Weber |
| Cinematography | Ron Forsythe Bernard Rose |
| Edited by | Bernard Rose |
Production company | Enos/Rose Productions |
| Distributed by | Artistic License Films Metro-Tartan Distribution |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $136,000 |
| Box office | $47,027 |
Screenplay
- Danny Huston as Ivan Beckman, a successful film agent working in Los Angeles.
- Peter Weller as Don West, Beckman's client.
- Lisa Enos as Charlotte White
- James Merendino as Danny McTeague
- Adam Krentzman as Barry Oaks
- Sarah Danielle Madison as Naomi
- Tiffani Thiessen as Marie Stein
- Dan Ireland as Ted Zimblest
- Lisa Henson as Margaret Mead
- Hal Lieberman as Lloyd Hall
- Valeria Golino as Constanza Vero
- Angela Featherstone as Amanda Hill
- Victoria Silvstedt as Melanie
The film was shot in 1999 in Los Angeles, using a skeleton crew and a Sony HDW-700A digital camera, shooting on the recently introduced HD video format.
Box office
On its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, the film was ranked at #71, behind The Salton Sea, The Singles Ward and Beauty and the Beast.
Critical response
Ivans Xtc received mostly positive reviews. On film aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 75% rating, with an average score of 6.8/10, sampled from reviews from 28 critics. It scored a 67/100 (citing "generally favorable reviews") on Metacritic, based on reviews from 14 critics.
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| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| British Independent Film Awards | Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language | Nominated | |
| Independent Film Festival of Boston | Narrative | Bernard Rose | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Bernard Rose | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Male | Peter Weller | Nominated | |
| Best Male Lead | Danny Huston | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award | Bernard Rose and Lisa Enos | Nominated | |
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