Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.
The Substance of Fire has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Substance of Fire was released in 1996 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 9 reviews, giving The Substance of Fire (1996) an average rating of 53%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 60%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 51%.
With a score of 53%, The Substance of Fire is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
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