The Atrocity Exhibition (2000)

Director:

Jonathan Weiss

Writers:

J.G. Ballard (novel), Michael Kirby,

Stars:

Victor Slezak, Anna Juvander, Michael Kirby

Cast

Credited cast:
Victor Slezak	...	Travis Talbert
Anna Juvander	...	Karen Novotny
Michael Kirby	...	Dr. Nathan
Mariko Takai	...	Nurse Nagamatsu
Robert Patrick Brink	...	Vaughn Koester (as Robert Brink)
Diane Grotke	...	Catherine
Caroline McGee	...	Margaret
Robert Morgan	...	Captain Webster
Tom Constantine	...	Pilot
Jeremy Graham	...	Patient
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Daniels

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

patient | architecture | mental breakdown | insanity | car crash | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 2000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Business (New York)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

User Reviews

A visual, thought provoking feast.

While definitely not for everyone, this movie effectively captures J.G. Ballard's difficult novel of the same name. More visual than literal, The Atrocity Exhibition forces the viewer to re-think the art of film and of story telling. It effectively communicates in a new language that caused some who saw it to declare that it 'changed their lives'. It changed mine as well, although I'm not exactly sure in what way. And while I can't say that I completely 'got ' the story, the story that I got was fascinating and one that I can't forget. I've since read the book and that certainly helped, but it wasn't necessary to enjoy the film. This film stands as one of my favorites alongside the best works of Kubrick, the Coen brothers and Hitchcock.