Stardom (2000)

A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.

Director:

Denys Arcand

Writers:

Denys Arcand, Jacob Potashnik

Stars:

Jessica Paré, Victoria Snow, Jessica Mackenzie

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Paré	...	Tina Menzhal
Victoria Snow	...	Tina's Mother
Jessica Mackenzie	...	Tina's Sister
Macha Grenon	...	Model Agency Owner
Joanne Vannicola	...	Rosie
Charles Berling	...	Philippe Gascon
Sophie Lorain	...	Italasia Reporter
Dan Aykroyd	...	Barry Levine
Gregory Calpakis	...	Steve Bourque
Patrick Huard	...	Montreal Talk-Show Host
Maggie Steed	...	British Fashion Reporter
Paul Reynolds	...	Nigel Pope
Camilla Rutherford	...	Toni
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor	...	French TV Anchorman
Robert Lepage	...	Bruce Taylor

Storyline

A sports photographer in rural Canada sends a picture of a high school athlete, Tina Menzhal, to a Montréal fashion agency. This starts Tina on a career taking her from Canada to Paris to Montréal again, to Manhattan, to the world, and then home, through two boyfriends, two husbands, and innumerable TV interviews, either with nasty smiling scandalmongers or with gushing witless twits. In nearly every case, Tina never gets to finish a sentence. She has a suave agent, paparazzi are everywhere ("What the celebs forget, there's always a camera," says one), and a documentary filmmaker is on hand as well. What is it that Tina thinks, feels, and wants: will we ever find out?

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Plot Keywords:

photographer | fashion | some scenes in black and white | videotaped sex | model | 

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Taglines:

Sudden, Outrageous, Global Celebrity has a price tag.

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content

Details

Country:

Canada France

Language:

English French

Release Date:

13 October 2000 (Canada)

Also Known As:

15 Moments

Filming Locations:

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,982 (USA) (27 October 2000)

Gross:

CAD 202,799 (Canada) (9 February 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Serendipity Point Films, Cinémaginaire Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Virtually every shot of Jessica Pare is a broadcast or reflected image: she is seen in video clips, on the monitor of cameras, reflected in mirrors, glimpsed through glass, or in still photos, but never directly.

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Goofs

During Tina's first fashion show, the "Victoria's Secret" lettering can be seen against the back drop of the curtain as the models begin to walk towards the stage.

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Connections

Featured in Best! Movies! Ever!: Fashion (2007)

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Soundtracks

"From Bruce"
Composed by François Dompierre

User Reviews

Worth It

The movie is quite clever and pops along very quickly, making it an easy 'watch'. The great looking Jessica Pare does an excellent job playing the rags to riches to rags supermodel Tina Menzhal, and Dan Aykroyd plays a resturant tycoon who loses everything in his pursuit of Tina. I thought this movie was very funny and fun to watch. Nothing too heavy or groundbreaking, just good clean fun. 7 of 10.