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The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire, Ron Rifkin,Sarah Jessica Parker,Tony Goldwyn,Timothy Hutton,Ronny Graham,Elizabeth Franz,David S. Howard,Benjamin Ungar,Tom McDermott,George Morfogen
Original title
The Substance of Fire
director
Daniel Sullivan
year
1996
Cast
Ron Rifkin,Sarah Jessica Parker,Tony Goldwyn,Timothy Hutton,Ronny Graham,Elizabeth Franz,David S. Howard,Benjamin Ungar,Tom McDermott,George Morfogen
country
US
genre
drama
plot
Tyrannical New York publisher Isaac Geldhart (Ron Rifkin) forsakes his three grown children in favor of his obsession with first-edition books in this intense, character-driven drama. Sarah Jessica Parker plays his daughter, who, along with the rest of the family, must deal with Isaac's deteriorating mental state despite a total lack of affection or compassion toward them. Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Graham.