Keeping the Faith

"If you have to believe in something, you may as well believe in love."

2000 2h 7m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 691

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.

“If you have to believe in something, you may as well believe in love.”

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Cast

Ben Stiller
Rabbi Jake Schram
Edward Norton
Father Brian Finn
Jenna Elfman
Anna Riley
Anne Bancroft
Ruth Schram
Eli Wallach
Rabbi Ben Lewis
Ron Rifkin
Larry Friedman
Miloš Forman
Father Havel
Holland Taylor
Bonnie Rose

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Norton
Writers: Brick Mason, Stuart Blumberg
Languages: Hebrew, English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hebrew, English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Norton, shot by Anastas N. Michos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Malcolm Campbell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ben Stiller and Edward Norton and Jenna Elfman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you have to believe in something, you may as well believe in love.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0171433 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Edward Norton directs. Anastas N. Michos behind the camera. Elmer Bernstein scores. Malcolm Campbell cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Hebrew, English, Spanish.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hebrew, English, Spanish.
3Directed by Edward Norton, shot by Anastas N. Michos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Malcolm Campbell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ben Stiller and Edward Norton and Jenna Elfman carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "If you have to believe in something, you may as well believe in love.".
8IMDB entry: tt0171433 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.