Chloe (2009)

Director:

Atom Egoyan

Writers (WGA):

Erin Cressida Wilson (screenplay)
Anne Fontaine (motion picture "Nathalie")

Release Date:

25 February 2010 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

If the one you love was lying to you, how far would you go to find out the truth?

Plot:

A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.

Plot Keywords:

Escort | Doctor | Infidelity | Violin Concerto | Slow Motion Scene

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Julianne Moore	...	Catherine Stewart
Liam Neeson	...	David Stewart
Amanda Seyfried	...	Chloe
Max Thieriot	...	Michael Stewart
R.H. Thomson	...	Frank
Nina Dobrev	...	Anna
Mishu Vellani	...	Receptionist
Julie Khaner	...	Bimsy
Laura de Carteret	...	Alicia (as Laura De Carteret)
Natalie Lisinska	...	Eliza
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	...	Trina (as Tiffany Knight)
Meghan Heffern	...	Miranda
Tamsen McDonough	...	Waitress
Kathryn Kriitmaa	...	Waitress 2
Arlene Duncan	...	Party Guest
Adam Waxman	...	Bartender
Krysta Carter	...	Young Co-Ed
Severn Thompson	...	Nurse
Sarah Casselman	...	Orals Student
David Reale	...	Student 1
Milton Barnes	...	Student 2
Kathy Maloney	...	Student 3
Kyla Tingley	...	Woman behind bar
Sean Orr	...	Chloe's Client #1
Paul Essiembre	...	Chloe's Client #2
Rod Wilson	...	Chloe's Client #3
Riley Jones	...	Stunt Hockey Player
David Gustav Fraser	...	Rivoli Patron
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rosalba Martinni	...	Maria (uncredited)

Directed by
Atom Egoyan

Writing credits (WGA)
Erin Cressida Wilson		(screenplay)
Anne Fontaine		(motion picture "Nathalie")

Produced by
Ali Bell	....	associate producer
Jeffrey Clifford	....	producer
Olivier Courson	....	executive producer
Daniel Dubiecki	....	executive producer
Ron Halpern	....	executive producer
Joe Medjuck	....	producer
Tom Pollock	....	executive producer
Ivan Reitman	....	producer
Jason Reitman	....	executive producer
Stephen Traynor	....	line producer
Simone Urdl	....	co-producer
Jennifer Weiss	....	co-producer
Erin Cressida Wilson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mychael Danna

Cinematography by
Paul Sarossy

Film Editing by
Susan Shipton

Casting by
Joanna Colbert
Richard Mento

Production Design by
Phillip Barker

Art Direction by
Kim McQuiston

Set Decoration by
Jim Lambie

Costume Design by
Debra Hanson

Makeup Department
Suzanne Benoit	....	makeup department head
Suzanne Benoit	....	personal hair & makeup artist: Liam Neeson
Diane Mazur	....	makeup artist: Amanda Seyfried
Ryan Reed	....	hair stylist: Amanda Seyfried
Susan Reilly LeHane	....	makeup artist: Julianne Moore
Zinka Shankland	....	hair stylist: Julianne Moore
Ava Stone	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Gerald D. Moon	....	production executive
Stephen Traynor	....	production manager
Douglas Wilkinson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Black	....	second assistant director (as Rick Black)
Adam Bocknek	....	third assistant director
Melanie Foley	....	trainee assistant director
Daniel J. Murphy	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Paul Accadia	....	on set carpenter
James Becker	....	construction coordinator
Nitram Dass	....	set dresser
John Furrow	....	head carpenter
John Galbraith	....	key scenic (as John Gailbraith)
Craig Grant	....	property master
Jesse Hutchins	....	set dresser
Brent Kelly	....	lead set dresser
Jordan Kerner	....	set dresser
Mayumi Konishi-Valentine	....	set designer
Stephen J. MacDougall	....	on-set dresser
Janet Macleod	....	set buyer
James McCrindle	....	set dresser
Aaron Morrison	....	graphics
Tracey Strikwerda-Valeriote	....	trainee assistant art director (as Tracey Strikwerda)
Matthew Alan Taylor	....	storyboard artist
Wayne Weston	....	set dresser
Cindy Yetman	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Dominic Boucher	....	dialogue recording engineer
Richard Cadger	....	adr editor
Roberto Cappannelli	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Capuano	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Jenna Dalla Riva	....	foley recording assistant
Jordan Darville	....	sound intern
Rolando Duque	....	sound assistant
Markus Glunz	....	adr recordist
Christopher Guglick	....	mix studio assistant
Jack Heeren	....	foley recording mixer
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
John Loranger	....	conform editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Jorge Muniz	....	boom operator
Steve Munro	....	sound designer
Dave Nelson	....	adr recordist
Daniel Pellerin	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Jan Rudy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bissa Scekic	....	sound mixer
Paul Shikata	....	sound effects editor
David Drainie Taylor	....	dialogue editor
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Dave Wilson	....	adr mixer: Atlanta

Special Effects by
David Antonacci	....	special effects technician
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects supervisor
Rudy Rivas	....	key special effects
John Sandever	....	special effects technician
Mark Wotton	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Ian Britton	....	lead compositor
Robert Crowther	....	visual effects supervisor
Robert Greb	....	digital compositor
Matt Hansen	....	lead cgi artist
Mary Holding	....	compositor
Megumi Kanazawa	....	digital compositor
Terence Krueger	....	visual effects
Anthony Paterson	....	visual effects producer
Ram Ravichandran	....	3D lighting and rendering artist
Davin Robbins	....	visual effects coordinator
Derek Robertson	....	visual effects coordinator
Tom Turnbull	....	visual effects consultant (as Thomas Turnbull)
Chris Wallace	....	digital intermediate colourist
Iqbal Zafar	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Marco Bianco	....	stunt rigger
Dana Jones	....	stunt double
Curtis Parker	....	stunt performer
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator
Jennifer Vey	....	stunt double: Chloe Stunt Double

Camera and Electrical Department
Brad Bell	....	lamp operator
Brendan Bresnahan	....	key video assist operator
Randy Brown	....	generator operator
Sean Burton	....	lamp operator
Phil Calambakas	....	best boy grip
Steve Challis	....	lamp operator
Angela Chao	....	assistant camera: second unit
Gordon Clarke	....	grip
Ciaran Copelin	....	first assistant camera
Bob Davidson	....	gaffer
Gabriele DiChiara	....	lamp operator (as Gabe DiChiara)
Rick Dubeau	....	grip
Chad Edwards	....	lamp operator
Chris Faulkner	....	key grip
Tyler Faulkner	....	grip
Carl Flood	....	electrician
Bill Franks	....	camera trainee
Andy Gondek	....	lamp operator
Stewart Grayburn	....	dolly grip
Paul Hildebrand	....	grip
Bill Hong	....	camera car operator
Paul Howden	....	key rigging grip
Ben Lichty	....	camera loader
J.P. Locherer	....	director of photography: second unit
Ari Magder	....	second assistant camera
Tim Merkel	....	steadicam operator
John Pogue	....	lamp operator
Rafy	....	still photographer
Kelly Richardson	....	electrician
Chirayouth Jim Saysana	....	assistant camera: second unit
Chris Schillinger	....	additional grip
Jason Sissons	....	key rigging grip (as Jayson Sissons)
Ralph Swaby	....	lamp operator
Scott Trembley	....	lamp operator
Mark Willis	....	camera operator: 'b' camera
Steve Winn	....	grip
Ramesh Yogendran	....	best boy

Casting Department
John Buchan	....	casting: Canada
Christine Colvin	....	casting assistant
Jason Knight	....	casting: Canada
John McAlary	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kim Forrest	....	assistant costume designer
Jenn Lantz	....	set costume supervisor
Emily McHugh	....	truck costume supervisor
Crystal Olsen Silden	....	costume buyer (as Crystal Silden)
Soo Luen Tom	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Chris Dover	....	colorist: dailies
Debora Filippi	....	digital dailies
Lee Hughes	....	digital intermediate project manager
Tom Mayclim	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Cam McLauchlin	....	digital intermediate editor
Dave Muscat	....	digital intermediate editor
Marc Roussel	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Brent Brooks	....	music editor
Mychael Danna	....	musician: guitars
Mychael Danna	....	orchestrator
Nicholas Dodd	....	conductor
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Eve Egoyan	....	music coach
Eve Egoyan	....	musician: piano
Eve Egoyan	....	soloist: piano
Jainder Parkash	....	musician: bansuri
Dan Parr	....	music copyist
Dennis Patterson	....	music engineer
Dennis Patterson	....	music mixer
Lenny Solomon	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Glen Creswell	....	transportation captain
Mike Curran	....	transportation coordinator
Joseph Ramdath	....	unit driver
Mike Wood	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
John Bardswich	....	project manager
Christina Buchli	....	legal services
Jill Carter	....	script supervisor
Angela 'Mega' Clarke	....	first assistant accountant
Catherine Crawford	....	assistant location manager
Greg Denny	....	assistant production coordinator
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Alice Wickwire Foster	....	production coordinator
Lisa Ghione	....	unit publicist
Doug Gillespie	....	production accountant
Ed Goldin	....	second assistant accountant
Karen Han	....	dust busting
Ainslee Kennedy	....	office production assistant
David Kinnersly	....	craft service
Kyle Limkilde	....	stand-in: Max Thieriot
Kyle O'Connor	....	assistant location manager
Kait O'Leary	....	assistant to producers
Jillian Ordowich	....	assistant production coordinator
Gordon Pong	....	location production assistant
Eric Reich	....	assistant: Mr. Reitman
Graham Rogers	....	office production assistant
Jodi A. Tario	....	assistant to Liam Neeson
Johanna Weinstein	....	title designer
Greg Whiteside	....	satellite technician
Eardley Wilmot	....	location manager
Dave Wood	....	office production assistant

Production Companies

• StudioCanal (presents)
• Montecito Picture Company, The

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Classics (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Alfa Films (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Broadmedia Studios (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Gussi Films (2009) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Mars Entertainment (2009) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2009) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• PlayArte Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Pony Canyon (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Films (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Vertice Cine (2010) (Spain) (theatrical)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Eagle Pictures (2009) (Italy) (all media)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Filmes Lusomundo (2009) (Portugal) (all media)
• Golden Scene (2010) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Gulf Film (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Net5 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV)
• NuMetro Distribution (2009) (South Africa) (all media)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• SPI International (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media) (Eastern Europe)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Vitaya (2012) (Belgium) (TV)
• Volga Film (2010) (Russia) (all media)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Rocket Science VFX

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Donna Dupere Casting  background casting
• Dwight Crane Rentals  cranes and lifts (as Dwight Crane)
• EP Canada Film Services  payroll services
• Eastern Script Service Inc.  research services
• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Filmport Studios  movie studio
• Glen Gould Studio, CBC Toronto  music mixed at
• Glen Gould Studio, CBC Toronto  music recorded at
• Internet On Set  satellite services
• Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers  insurance (as Miultimedia Risk)
• PS Production Services  grip and lighting equipment
• Pinewood Toronto Studios  stages
• Star Grazing  craft service
• Studio Canal  funding
• Trackworks Inc.  sound editorial services (as Trackworks)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, nudity and language

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Canada | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45880) | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | South Korea:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Brazil:16 | Australia:MA | Hong Kong:III | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18 | Argentina:16 | Canada:14+ (Manitoba) | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:R15+ | Germany:12 | France:U

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

StudioCanal

Trivia:

Erin Cressida Wilson originally located her screenplay in her hometown of San Francisco. When Atom Egoyan came on board, she changed the location to Toronto.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Michael is talking to Anna via video-conferencing during their break-up, he minimizes the video-chat when he notices his mother (Catherine) peeking in to see what is going on, except when the camera angles change and he is shown running to close the door, the video-chat window is still shown on the computer screen.

Quotes:

Chloe:[First lines] I guess I've always been good with words.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Inception/Predators/The Sorcerer's Apprentice (#2.25)" (2010)

Textbook Egoyan

If anyone was suited for remaking the French film Nathalie, it was Atom Egoyan, whose deeply twisted and occasionally perverse studies of sexuality, expressed through an apparently cold directorial eye, go hand in hand with a script that emphasized words over images (though there is a bit more flesh in the English-language transition). Hence the rather brilliant Chloe, whose prime accomplishment lies in its being less showy and pretentious than the director's previous foray into erotic secrets, the ambitious Where the Truth Lies.

Set in Egoyan's home town of Toronto, Chloe tells the story of the eponymous call girl (Amanda Seyfried) who is hired by gynecologist Catherine Stewart (Julianne Moore) when the latter starts to suspect her husband (Liam Neeson) is having an affair. Chloe's job is to casually approach him and see if he falls for her charm, thus indicating his propensity for adultery. However, as the girl's reports get more and more graphic, Catherine realizes she has put herself in an awkward position, one that it will be difficult to get out of.

A fascinating hybrid between psychological drama and erotic thriller (there's a vague hint of Fatal Attraction throughout the movie), Chloe is a rarity due to its attempt to analyze sex and its consequences without necessarily resorting to openly titillating imagery (a characteristic Egoyan shares with another Canadian maestro, David Cronenberg). The only downside of this approach is the same flaw that was much more evident in Where the Truth Lies, namely a deliberately slow pace that affects the thriller aspects but enhances the emotional poignancy, something that comes off as a paradox given the seemingly cold subject matter.

Furthermore, there is no coldness to be found in the carefully crafted performances: Neeson and Moore play the troubled couple with conviction, especially when things start getting more complicated (Moore's suspicious wife is a tour de force turn that should have received some award recognition), but the heart of the film lies, quite predictably, in Seyfried's hands, and she rises to the challenge by proving that she can do Big Love-style quality work on the big screen, embodying a complex, intriguing character light years away from her roles in Mamma Mia! and Mean Girls.

Overall, Chloe is a very good movie: sexy without being gratuitous, psychological without getting pompous and, like its title character, delightfully surprising.