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Wentworth Miller as the younger
Coleman Silk and Jacinda Barrett as
his girlfriend in "The Human Stain"
drawn to the quintessentially
American Roth because he relocated
to California several years ago and
became a United States citizen.
At a press conference, the actor said
he identifies with his character because
"I also have broken away, out of my life,
and reinvented myself I've shed a few
skins and gotten away from situations
and environments that I find stifling."
His co-stars include Nicole Kidman
as the janitor, Faunia, and Gary Sinise
as the writer Nathan Zuckerman, who
has appeared in eight Roth books and
is the author's literary alter ego. Stain's
Zuckerman, like Roth, is a recluse,
recovering from prostate cancer.
To prepare for the role, Sinise read
previous novels in which the character
appears: But ultimately I decided I'm
not playing a mythic literary figure,"
he said. "You can't play that or be
intimidated by that."
More helpful was the filmmakers'
decision to change Zuckerman's age
from 70ish to 40ish, increasing the
dramatic tension. "Nathan is a younger
man who is spurred back to life by his
vital, older friend," Sinise said.
Meyer is matter of fact about the
age change: "Adapting a novel is like a
translation, a transposition," he said.
And then, Roth seemed pleased upon
visiting the Williamstown, Mass., set
in 2002 — although he admitted he
hadn't bothered to read the screenplay.
"Once I got over being hurt and
relieved, not necessarily in that order, I
realized it made perfect sense," said
Meyer, who is adapting two more
Roth novels for Lakeshore.
"He wrote the book the way he
wanted it, so why would he want to
read how Mrs. Meyers' oldest fooled
around with it?" Li
The Human Stain, rated R, opens
today in area theaters.