Calendar (1993)

A photographer and his wife take photographs of Armenian churches for use in a calendar. Their driver, a local resident, expounds on the history of the churches while the wife translates. ... See full summary »

Director:

Atom Egoyan

Writer:

Atom Egoyan

Stars:

Arsinée Khanjian, Ashot Adamyan, Atom Egoyan

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Arsinée Khanjian	...	Translator
Ashot Adamyan	...	Driver (as Ashot Adamian)
Atom Egoyan	...	Photographer
Michelle Bellerose	...	Guest
Natalia Jasen	...	Guest
Susan Hamann	...	Guest
Sveta Kohli	...	Guest
Viva Tsvetnova	...	Guest
Roula Said	...	Guest (as Rula Said)
Annie Szamosi	...	Guest
Anna Pappas	...	Guest
Amanda Martínez	...	Guest (as Amanda Martinez)
Diane Kofri	...	Guest

Storyline

A photographer and his wife take photographs of Armenian churches for use in a calendar. Their driver, a local resident, expounds on the history of the churches while the wife translates. The photographer becomes jealous of his wife's bonding with the driver. In a series of flash-forwards, the photographer stages identical dinners with several women, who pretend to talk on the phone while he writes. His wife, now estranged from him, leaves repeated messages on his answering machine, asking why he never contacts her. Yet another thought-provoking look into strange, intertwined relationships from the always enigmatic Egoyan.

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Plot Keywords:

photographer | driver | calendar | photograph | armenian | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Armenia Canada Germany

Language:

English German Russian Armenian Hebrew

Release Date:

3 June 1993 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Calendário

Filming Locations:

Armenia

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 80,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Armenian National Cinematheque, The, Ego Film Arts, ZDF Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film was mostly improvised, and made for barely $80,000.

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Soundtracks

"Without You"
Written and Arranged by John Grimaldi
Performed by Studebaker John and the Hawks

User Reviews

Not only beautiful, very witty

Questions of diasporic national identity are brilliantly addressed in the concept of a modern society, through various media, paralleled to more personal and private issues such as jealousy, stubbornness and personal pride. Only a person with very little life experience could not comprehend anything to what is going on in this movie. Atom Egoyan succeeded in making a very universal film that is touching at more than only one level. With this film, he proves that he is more than a good film director, but truly an artist who is able to transpose a world view through simple a medium, with low budget. This is personally my favorite Egoyan film, though it's by no means the longest or most commercially successful.