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Atom Egoyan (written by)
Release Date:
15 April 2009 (France)
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Plot:
For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy. | full synopsis
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1 win
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3 nominations
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Interview: In "Adoration" of Atom Egoyan
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Interview: In "Adoration" of Atom Egoyan
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Intriguing but Pretentious
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Scott Speedman | ... | Tom |
 | Rachel Blanchard | ... | Rachel |
| Kenneth Welsh | ... | Morris |
 | Devon Bostick | ... | Simon |
 | Aaron Poole | ||
| Dominic Cuzzocrea | ... | Cab Driver |
 | Katie Boland | ... | Hannah |
| Noam Jenkins | ... | Sami |
 | Arsinée Khanjian | ... | Sabine |
 | Geraldine O'Rawe | ... | Carole |
 | Duane Murray | ... | Parking Security |
 | Hailee Sisera | ... | Jennifer |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Maury Chaykin | ||
 | Soo Garay | ... | Anna / daughter |
| Ieva Lucs | ... | Irate Woman |
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Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
USA:100 min | France:100 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:R |
Netherlands:12 |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (British Columbia) |
Australia:M
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Continuity: In the scene at the end of the film at his grandfather's empty lake house, Simon first unloaded the wooden Christmas figures from his duffel bag onto a pile of firewood on the dock. He then went into his grandfather's workshop and sawed the scroll off of his mother's violin. With his phone, he took a picture of the severed scroll in his hand with the dock in the background, but the dock was empty.
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As with other films by Egoyan, this one starts with a lot of loose ends that are tied together as the film progresses. The writer/director is fond of moving back and forth in time and balancing multiple plot threads. While it is intriguing, there is a pretentious streak running through it that undermines the narrative. There are too many scenes of characters pontificating in chat rooms and too much focus on technological gadgets. His films don't always succeed, but Egoyan should be applauded for taking chances. There are good performances from Speedman, Bostick, and Egoyan's favorite actress (and wife), Khanjian.