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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Denys Arcand (written by) and
Jacob Potashnik (written by)
Release Date:
13 October 2000 (Canada) more
Plot:
A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Toronto Film Festival Picks Revealed
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 5 July 2000)
User Comments:
Biting satire with a beautiful face more (24 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jessica Paré | ... | Tina Menzhal | |
| Victoria Snow | ... | Ann Menzhal, 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 Talkshow Host | |
| Maggie Steed | ... | British Fashion Reporter | |
| Paul Reynolds | ... | Nigel Pope | |
| Camilla Rutherford | ... | Toni Steward | |
| Patrick Poivre d'Arvor | ... | French TV Anchorman | |
| Robert Lepage | ... | Bruce Taylor |
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Also Known As:
15 Moments (Canada: English title)
Stardom (France)
Stardom - Le culte de la célébrité (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexual content.
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Runtime:
100 min | Argentina:105 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:14A | Iceland:12 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Argentina:16 | France:U | USA:R
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Continuity: When Tina leaves the hospital, her left arm is in a sling. In subsequent scenes, her right arm is in the sling. more
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Featured in "Best! Movies! Ever!: Fashion (#1.22)" (2007) more
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In the vein of "This is Spinal Tap" and the other mocumentary films out there, "Stardom" manages to take shots at almost every aspect of celebrity, Canadian-ness, high-fashion and a lot more. I found this one while looking for something to watch on a slow Friday night, "Third Watch" having gone on summer hiatus. I have always liked Akroyd and the plot looked like fun. Of course, had I seen a picture of Jessica Paré, I wouldn't have needed anything more. She looks very much like Liv Tyler, minus the famous and luscious Tyler lips. Paré's character, Tina Menzhal, is the epitome of a beautiful tomboy -- yeah, as one viewer said she looks too pretty to be a trade-school hockey player; she has all her teeth -- but anomalies do exist.
There are some slow moments, but the movie mostly moves along well, blending the footage shot by the obsessive film maker, (played so well by Robert Lepage) -- mostly in B&W -- with stuff from other points of view. It isn't a deep character study -- although we do get to see a bit of what goes into some of the main characters -- but it is a very funny movie. I won't spoil it, but Frank Langella has one scene which represents what a lot of people might want to say, and I bet he enjoyed it. He, Akroyd, Gibson and the other supporting actors do great work. In fact it is some of the best work I've seen Akroyd do since the high days of SNL.
I've never seen Denys Arcand's work before -- and understand this is atypical -- but don't think he has anything to be ashamed of. This is a well made, biting but very funny satire of fame, the media and life in our modern world. Highly recommended at 7.5 out of 10. Really.