Adam: A Sundance Tear Jerker

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Audiences get teary-eyed for “Adam’s” unconventional romance

By Denise Martin, Los Angeles Times

Does Fox Searchlight have another ace up its sleeve in “Adam”?

The film spins an unconventional love story about a man with Asperger syndrome (Hugh Dancy) and an emotionally torn woman (Rose Byrne).

And in the hands of Fox Searchlight, it’s a good bet that many outside Park City will eventually get to see the film. The specialty film label hit it out of the park with its 2006 Sundance purchase, “Little Miss Sunshine,” and also launched “Juno” and “Slumdog Millionaire” to mass and critical fanfare.

“Adam” is decidedly a lower-key endeavor, a quieter story than Searchlight’s previous breakouts and with lesser-known stars. (But watch out for 33-year-old Brit Hugh Dancy, who also appears in February’s “Confessions of a Shopaholic” opposite “Wedding Crashers” breakout Isla Fisher.)

Still, judging by the tear-stained cheeks and thunderous applause that followed the Tuesday-night screening, its potential is palpable…

FULL ARTICLE @ LOS ANGELES TIMES

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As the Sundance Film Festival rolls on, here are six films worth your time

By Sean P. Means

FULL ARTICLE @ The Salt Lake Tribune

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