Exotica

UPC: 717951003249

Studio: Miramax

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations]

Summary: The action in Canadian provocateur Atom Egoyan's cryptic Exotica revolves largely around the strip club, which lends the film its name, a faux-tropical hothouse where young female dancers cater to their customers' sexual and psychological needs. Among the regulars is Francis (Bruce Greenwood), a troubled taxman haunted by Christina, a young stripper played by Mia Kirshner. As the film hypnotically unfolds, their relationship is slowly explored, the narrative dovetailing with the stories of a gay pet shop owner (Don McKellar), the Exotica's pregnant owner (Arsinee Khanjian), and its embittered DJ (Elias Koteas). Like all of Egoyan's films, Exotica is a riddle, its answers only fostering more questions. The director's recurring themes of family breakdowns, voyeurism and obsession are all in the mix here as well, but essayed with a new clarity of vision and intensity. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in Competition – Cannes Film Festival Best Foreign Film – Independent Spirit Awards Best Picture – Genie Awards Best Actor – Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Genie Awards Best Art Direction/Production Design – Genie Awards Best Art Direction/Production Design – Genie Awards Best Costume Design – Genie Awards Best Cinematography – Genie Awards Best Director – Genie Awards Best Editing – Genie Awards Best Score – Genie Awards Best Original Screenplay – Genie Awards Best Sound Editing – Genie Awards Best Sound Editing – Genie Awards Best Sound Editing – Genie Awards Best Sound Editing – Genie Awards Best Sound Editing – Genie Awards Best Sound – Genie Awards Best Sound – Genie Awards Best Sound – Genie Awards Best Sound – Genie Awards Best Supporting Actor – Genie Awards

Features: Dolby Surround
1.66:1 aspect ratio

Exotica

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 11/16/1999

Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Vistavision

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 2 PCM stereo

Runtime: 103 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Program Start [:15]
2. Opening Credits [7:12]
3. Schoolgirl/At The Ballet [8:51]
4. Tracey [1:33]
5. Careful about Feelings [2:33]
6. Tax Auditor [4:05]
7. Initial Meeting [1:18]
8. Christina And Zoe [1:31]
9. Finished For The Day [5:56]
10. An Angel [6:58]
11. About Friendship [5:50]
12. Creating Options [4:33]
13. Opera Date [1:12]
14. A Setup [2:51]
15. The Touch [5:50]
16. A Disturbing Call [5:16]
17. Tracey Talks To Her Dad [1:39]
18. Favors [1:28]
19. Chrissy And Thomas [7:43]
20. Uncomfortable Conversation [2:35]
21. Francis Sees The Manager [5:40]
22. Truths [1:15]
23. A Desperate Man [3:45]
24. Part Of His Past [5:46]
25. The Baby-Sitter [4:47]
26. End Credits [2:49]

Jason Clark

A creative coup for the endlessly challenging writer/director Atom Egoyan, Exotica is a haunting, beautifully rendered tale of obsession and sexual frustration, following six disparate characters whose lives entwine in the most bizarre of ways. Employing overlapping and reverse chronology (a staple of Egoyan's storytelling), the picture builds slowly until its revelations become apparent, and the end result is a hypnotic and moving chronicle of broken lives and loss. The performances are all affecting and first-rate, and despite its key setting (a strip joint), the film is never obscene or concerned with rubbing the viewer's face in excess. Egoyan's tale has more on its mind, and its uncanny ability to get inside the heads of its initially opaque characters is enough to leave one shaken. A breakthrough effort for Egoyan, Exotica was his first art-house success in the U.S. after several previous releases. Exotica also won a Genie Award for Best Film from the director's native Canada during the year of its release. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Ken McDougall  Actor 
Jack Blum  Actor 
Peter Krantz  Actor 
Damon D'Oliveira  Actor 
David Hemblen  Actor 
Mychael Danna  Composer (Music Score) 
Atom Egoyan  Director 
Atom Egoyan  Producer 
Atom Egoyan  Screenwriter 
Camelia Frieberg  Producer 
Bruce Greenwood  Actor 
Mia Kirshner  Actor 
Don McKellar  Actor 
Arsinée Khanjian  Actor 
Elias Koteas  Actor 
Sarah Polley  Actor 
Victor Garber  Actor 
Calvin Green  Actor 

Country: Canada,USA