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...the emotional cues given off by the people they're talking to. Adam, in selected cities since July 29, stars Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher and Amy Irving. The film won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the Sundance...

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...connection. FOX Searchlight Pictures presents ADAM, directed and written by acclaimed theatre director Max Mayer and starring Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Frankie Faison, Mark Linn-Baker with Amy Irving and Peter Gallagher. The film is...

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...as if daring me not to like it. Among the contrivances, Beth's beloved, Damon Runyonesque father (Peter Gallagher) gets indicted for fraud, and her mother (Amy Irving) learns a terrible secret about him. Beth, meanwhile, takes her...

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...most illuminating moments. Mayer also draws fine performances from the supporting cast, including Peter Gallagher as Beth's doting but ethically challenged father and Frankie Faison as his only friend, Harlan. But the film rides on Dancy's...

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The Jury Award for best picture was presented to "Adam," directed by Max Mayer and starring Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Frankie Faison, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irvin, and Mark Linn-Baker, while Becky Smith's "16 to Life" earned the best picture...

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...subplot involving the legal travails and marital woes of Byrne's disapproving father (Peter Gallagher, in full Peter Gallagher mode). Adam romanticizes Asperger syndrome, depicting Dancy as a saintly, emotionally transparent...

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...with little difficulty, and its reveals are gossiped about for months Peter Gallagher Discusses 'Adam,' An Offbeat Love Story Challenged By Asperger's Syndrome "Adam," is the story of an off-beat romance between Beth (Rose Byrne) and...

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...audiences. Amongst the 33 world premieres and 16 international premieres, Sam Mendes' Away We Go will open the festival, while Adam, directed by Max Mayer and starring Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne and Peter Gallagher will close. Rotten...

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...as Beth's dashing - but deceptive - father, and Amy Irving as her elegant, resilient mother. Gallagher's and Irving's roles grow in importance as the film progresses, adding crucial dimension. "Adam" is a most welcome summer treat.

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