Exotica
Exotica
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1h 43m
Directed by Atom Egoyan • 1994 • Canada
Starring Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Elias Koteas
Atom Egoyan’s acclaimed commercial breakthrough is both a seductive, hypnotic thriller and a shattering meditation on loss and grief. At the eponymous strip club, Francis (Bruce Greenwood), a deeply depressed tax auditor, pays nightly visits to Christina (Mia Kirshner), a young dancer with whom he develops a curiously symbiotic relationship. Swirling around them are Eric (Elias Koteas), the house DJ, who is jealousy possessive of Christina; Zoe (Arsinée Khanjian), the club’s owner, who is pregnant by Eric; and Thomas (Don McKellar), a smuggler of rare bird eggs whose activities Francis is investigating. Each is connected by a history of trauma and despair, the depths of which gradually come into haunting focus.
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EXOTICA Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2012, features director Atom Egoyan and composer Mychael Danna.
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EXOTICA at Cannes, 1994
EXOTICA premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994. The following audio excerpts from the film’s press conference there feature director Atom Egoyan, actors Bruce Greenwood and Arsinée Khanjian, and producer Camelia Frieberg.
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Atom Egoyan and Sarah Polley on EXOTICA
The following conversation between director Atom Egoyan and actor and filmmaker Sarah Polley was recorded in Toronto in June 2022.