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Calendar

  • 19931993
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Atom Egoyan and Arsinée Khanjian in Calendar (1993)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
A photographer and his wife take photographs of Armenian churches for use in a calendar. Their driver, a local resident, expounds on the history of the churches while the wife translates. Th... Read allA photographer and his wife take photographs of Armenian churches for use in a calendar. Their driver, a local resident, expounds on the history of the churches while the wife translates. The photographer becomes jealous of his wife's bonding with the driver. In a series of flash... Read allA photographer and his wife take photographs of Armenian churches for use in a calendar. Their driver, a local resident, expounds on the history of the churches while the wife translates. The photographer becomes jealous of his wife's bonding with the driver. In a series of flash-forwards, the photographer stages identical dinners with several women, who pretend to ta... Read all
IMDb RATING
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2.2K
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  • Director
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Writer
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Stars
    • Arsinée Khanjian
    • Ashot Adamyan
    • Atom Egoyan
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  • Director
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Writer
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Stars
    • Arsinée Khanjian
    • Ashot Adamyan
    • Atom Egoyan
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    • 20User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Arsinée Khanjian
    Arsinée Khanjian
    • Translatoras Translator
    Ashot Adamyan
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    • Driveras Driver
    • (as Ashot Adamian)
    Atom Egoyan
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    • Photographeras Photographer
    Michelle Bellerose
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    Susan Hamann
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    Anna Pappas
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    Amanda Martínez
    Amanda Martínez
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    • (as Amanda Martinez)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film was mostly improvised, and made for barely $80,000.
    • Connections
      Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
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      Blue Feeling
      Written and Arranged by John Grimaldi

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    User reviews20

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    Top review
    6/10
    personal experiment
    The photographer behind the camera (Atom Egoyan) and his translator (Arsinée Khanjian) are touring Armenian religious sites with a driver/guide. They are taking pictures for a calendar. The movie alternates between that and the photographer repeatedly having the same date with different women in his home. He pours the rest of the wine, the woman asks for a phone, he writes in his notebook, and she talks on the phone in a foreign language next to the calendar.

    The Armenia half is a little interesting. At least, there are interesting sites. After about twenty minutes, the repetitive nature is well established and I just want the plot to advance. The reveals are interesting although way too slow. The phone reveal is fun but there is little or no tension. This would be more compelling if the second half can be condensed and something more dramatic happens. It's already at an odd running time. It's open-ended and feels incomplete. Egoyan is probably working through some stuff with his Armenia heritage and his relationships. It's not a movie for the masses but maybe for his fans.
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    • Release date
      • June 3, 1993 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Armenia
      • Canada
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
      • Armenian
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Kalendern
    • Filming locations
      • Armenia
    • Production companies
      • Ego Film Arts
      • The Armenian National Cinematheque
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    • Budget
      • CA$80,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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