This afternoon, after Matt left for work, Jose and I went to see an Art/Independent Film at the Neon Movies in downtown Dayton. I think I loved Everything Is Illuminated almost as much as I loved Ladies In Lavender. I don’t think Jose appreciated it as much, but he has at least been exposed to another form of motion pictures. I think he could be won over.

Based on the critically-acclaimed novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated tells the story of a young man’s quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion.What starts out as a journey to piece together one family’s story under the most absurd circumstances turns into a surprisingly meaningful journey with a powerful series of revelations — the importance of remembrance, the perilous nature of secrets, the legacy of the Holocaust, the meaning of friendship and, most importantly, love.

Everything is Illuminated is adapted for the screen and directed by Liev Schreiber and stars Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, and Boris Leskin.

For more information about the movie, go to: http://wip.warnerbros.com/everythingisilluminated/