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Speaking Parts

  • 19891989
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
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6.7/10
1.4K
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Speaking Parts (1989)
  • Drama
  • Romance
A lonely woman stalks a co-worker by obsessively watching videos he appears in. He is an actor trying to get a part in a new TV movie, written by his lover. She has written about her brother... Read allA lonely woman stalks a co-worker by obsessively watching videos he appears in. He is an actor trying to get a part in a new TV movie, written by his lover. She has written about her brother's death, but is losing control of the project.A lonely woman stalks a co-worker by obsessively watching videos he appears in. He is an actor trying to get a part in a new TV movie, written by his lover. She has written about her brother's death, but is losing control of the project.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Writer
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Stars
    • Michael McManus
    • Arsinée Khanjian
    • Gabrielle Rose
Top credits
  • Director
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Writer
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Stars
    • Michael McManus
    • Arsinée Khanjian
    • Gabrielle Rose
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations

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    Jacqueline Samuda in Speaking Parts (1989)
    C.J. Lusby and Arsinée Khanjian in Speaking Parts (1989)
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    Top cast

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    Michael McManus
    Michael McManus
    • Lanceas Lance
    Arsinée Khanjian
    Arsinée Khanjian
    • Lisaas Lisa
    Gabrielle Rose
    Gabrielle Rose
    • Claraas Clara
    Tony Nardi
    Tony Nardi
    • Eddyas Eddy
    David Hemblen
    David Hemblen
    • Produceras Producer
    Patricia Collins
    Patricia Collins
    • Housekeeperas Housekeeper
    Gerard Parkes
    Gerard Parkes
    • Fatheras Father
    Jacqueline Samuda
    Jacqueline Samuda
    • Brideas Bride
    • (as Jackie Samuda)
    Peter Krantz
    • Groomas Groom
    Patrick Tierney
    • Eddy's colleague at video storeas Eddy's colleague at video store
    Robert Dodds
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Leszek Lis
    • Friend of the Housekeeperas Friend of the Housekeeper
    Sharon Corder
    • Hotel Manageras Hotel Manager
    • (voice)
    David MacKay
    • Man at the Partyas Man at the Party
    Teresa Hunt
    • Women at the Partyas Women at the Party
    Marie-Lynne Gleeson
    • Women at the Partyas Women at the Party
    C.J. Lusby
    C.J. Lusby
    • Women at the Partyas Women at the Party
    • (as Cindy Fidler)
    Franco Tata
    • Clara's brotheras Clara's brother
    • Director
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Writer
      • Atom Egoyan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Connections
      Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)

    User reviews8

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    Top review
    7/10
    social disconnections
    The celebrated Canadian/Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan again trains his voyeuristic gaze on the numbing influence of video technology, showing some of the ways it can be (mis)used to short circuit human emotions. Egoyan's typically oblique and (deliberately) disjointed story of psycho-sexual obsession follows two women, a passive, repressed hotel maid and a frustrated screenwriter, both infatuated with the very same obscure object of desire: a narcissistic gigolo/actor looking for his first 'speaking part'. The scenario is more than a little contrived (among other plot holes is a never accounted for corpse), but the patchy script is offset by the director's eye for imagery and by some of the deadpan ironies of his observations (a video morgue, safe sex via closed-circuit TV, and so forth). Egoyan was one of the first movie makers to locate the real connection between sex, lies, and videotape, but the impression left here is of a talented director capable of something much better.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 27, 1990 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United Kingdom
      • Italy
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Traumrollen
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Academy Pictures
      • Ego Film Arts
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$350,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $76,609
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,934
      • Feb 19, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $76,609
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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