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Exotica
- Director: Atom Egoyan
- Writer: Atom Egoyan
- Producer: Atom Egoyan; Camelia Frieberg
CGiii Comment
Seriously, Egoyan...the dullest strip bar in history.
A Lolita wiggling her juvenile ass to Leonard Cohen!!!
Obviously, the director decided not to go to a strip bar (as research tool) prior to filming - deciding to go for a wholly unrealistic approach with the same effect as a horse tranquilizer.
Stupefying.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The 'Exotica' is a nightclub on the outskirts of Toronto, where Eric, DJ and MC, watches nightly as his ex-girlfriend Christina performs. Watches jealously, especially as far as the extra attentions regular customer Francis garners are concerned. Thomas, meanwhile and erstwhile, goes through a series of, um, interesting situations involving his pet shop, a gruff taxi-sharing stranger, unexpected tickets to the opera and smuggled eggs of a rare bird. Multiple story lines unfold in a splendid tangle of cutbacks, forward and backward references and recurring themes, all woven around the Exotica, its customers and employees. A calm roller-coaster ride of a movie, visually and intriguingly and emotionally moving. O, and the sound track is notable, too.
Cast & Characters
David Hemblen as Customs inspector;
Mia Kirshner as Christina;
Calvin Green as Customs officer;
Elias Koteas as Eric;
Bruce Greenwood as Francis Brown;
Peter Krantz as Man in taxi;
Don McKellar as Thomas Pinto;
Arsinee Khanjian as Zoe;
Sarah Polley as Tracey Brown;
Victor Garber as Harold Brown;
Damon D'Oliveira as Man at opera;
Jack Blum as Scalper;
Billy Merasty as Man at opera;
Ken McDougall as Doorman;
Maury Chaykin as Exotica Club Client