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Director:
Atom Egoyan
Writer:
Atom Egoyan (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 September 1988 (Australia) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
Van's father, Stan, is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
3 wins & 8 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Box office report: 'Oz' makes munchkins of competition with huge $80.3 million bow
 (From EW.com - Inside Movies. 10 March 2013, 9:59 AM, PDT)
Tom Hooper, Mychael Danna to Receive Palm Springs International Film Festival Honors
 (From Manny the Movie Guy. 18 December 2012, 9:33 AM, PST)
What makes perfect family viewing?
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 18 July 2012, 9:32 AM, PDT)
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smartly directed audio-visual satire See more (3 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
David Hemblen ... Stan
Aidan Tierney ... Van

Gabrielle Rose ... Sandra

Arsinée Khanjian ... Aline
Selma Keklikian ... Armen
Jeanne Sabourin ... Aline's Mother
Rose Sarkisyan ... Van's Mother
Vasag Baghboudarian ... Young Van
David MacKay ... Man Behind Counter
Hrant Alianak ... Administrator
John Shafer ... Private Detective
Garfield Andrews ... Hotel Bellboy
Edwin Stephenson ... Video Salesman
Aino Pirskanen ... Mistaken Woman
Souren Chekijian ... Priest at Funeral
Johnnie Eisen ... Aline's Client
John Pellatt ... Radio / TV Voices
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Directed by
Atom Egoyan 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Atom Egoyan  writer

Produced by
Atom Egoyan .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mychael Danna 
 
Cinematography by
Robert MacDonald (director of photography)
Peter Mettler 
 
Film Editing by
Atom Egoyan 
Bruce McDonald  (as Bruce MacDonald)
 
Art Direction by
Linda Del Rosario 
 
Makeup Department
Fina Khan .... makeup consultant (as Fina Kahn)
Matti Sevink .... makeup artist
Jaqueline Steele .... makeup consultant (as Jacqueline Steele)
 
Production Management
Camelia Frieberg .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Antony Anderson .... second assistant director
Camelia Frieberg .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
David Greig .... set carpenter
Susan Wallace-Worts .... art department trainee
 
Sound Department
Peter Melnychuk .... boom operator
Steve Munro .... sound editor
John Paxton .... second boom operator
Daniel Pellerin .... sound re-recording mixer
Ross Redfern .... sound editor
Michael Werth .... dialogue editor
 
Visual Effects by
Chris Wallace .... hi-def colourist (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Auger .... best boy
John Biggar .... best boy
Johnnie Eisen .... still photographer
Chris Higginson .... assistant camera
Ihor Lomaga .... additional still photographer
Christopher Lowry .... additional still photographer
Gerald Packer .... gaffer
Darcy Rodriguez .... second electric (as Darcy Rodrigues)
Tim Sauder .... key grip
Per Inge Shel .... assistant camera (as Per-Inge Schei)
Danni Starbuck .... grip
 
Animation Department
Peter Korsitzke .... timing
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Duggan .... costume coordinator
Matti Sevink .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Aaron Shuster .... first assistant editor
 
Transportation Department
Morton Dorrell .... driver (as Morten Dorrell)
Adrian Iwachiw .... driver
 
Other crew
Karim Allag .... production assistant
Allen Bell .... script editor
Gavin Coford .... production assistant
Shelagh Cowie .... production assistant
Stacey Doren .... production assistant
Frank Doria .... production assistant
Helen Fletcher .... production coordinator
Monika Gagnon .... continuity
Alexandra Gill .... continuity apprentice
Ian Greig .... design coordinator
Rose Gutierrez .... talent coordinator
Jennifer Hazel .... caterer
Martyn Krys .... production lawyer (as Martin Krys)
Ruth Mandel .... production assistant
Janis Rotman .... business manager
Aaron Shuster .... rushes synchronization
Harry Sutherland .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Sweden:15 | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
The Arts Television Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSee more »
Company:
Canada Council for the ArtsSee more »

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Referenced in "Yperoha plasmata: Tis Aristeras kai tis Proodou... (#1.18)" (2008)See more »

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smartly directed audio-visual satire, 16 November 2010
Author: Michael Neumann from United States

The breakthrough film by the most stylish and original critic of the audio/visual age is a sophisticated mock soap opera charting the corrosive influence of TV and video on the fabric of modern family life. With astonishing versatility and a grab-bag of black comic gestures, writer director Atom Egoyan injects an air of deadpan, dispassionate humor into a convoluted melodrama which is less kinky than it sounds: a young man, finding his family identity threatened, rescues some nostalgic home videos before his father can erase them with homemade S&M porn, and then 'kidnaps' his neglected grandmother from her nursing home with the help of a sympathetic woman who earns a living selling phone sex. The screenplay shows a tendency toward over plotting (which should be obvious from even this thumbnail synopsis), but Egoyan unravels the many narrative knots with a rare technical and creative dexterity that earned his film the honor of being the best Canadian film of the year.

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