
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. 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 talk on the phone while he writes. His wife, now estranged from him, leaves repeated messages on his answering m... (Full plot summary below)
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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. 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 talk on the phone while he writes. His wife, now estranged from him, leaves repeated messages on his answering machine, asking why he never contacts her. Yet another thought-provoking look into strange, intertwined relationships from the always enigmatic Egoyan.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzPlays as a meditation on the meaning of finding one's roots and identity. |
| Film-Forward.comKent TurnerThe interactions feel light and improvised, yet the screenplay is well structured. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn interesting portrait of an artist whose detachment from the world and his own experiences has dire consequences. |
| User ReviewAlex HI don't recommend this film lightly, I just happen to really love it. |
| User ReviewGaren TThis film was excellent in every way. Cinematography, story, editing, etc.... One of my favorite Egoyan films. |
| User ReviewWalter Mmy all time favorite egoyan film. egoyan has a way of persuading the viewer to sympathize whoever has the most lines. absolutely stunning sceneries, great compositions and lighting. i loved the metaphor egoyan used to somewhat clear up the most complicated complex in question. |
| User ReviewMike ONot so well known, but the best of the Egoyan films I've seen. A carefully constructed, subtly observant and sometimes witty film. |
| User ReviewHunter Hdeceptively simple in its structure and narrative but incredibly complex in its layering of sound and image, this is, at least in my opinion, some of egoyan's finest work and the most eloquent distillation of the obsessions that inform all this films--media, memory, communication, identity. i've seen this movie several times now, and each viewing reveals something new--what's more, it never loses its emotional resonance. egoyan's intimate exploration of loss, longing, and dislocation is one of those films i cherish so deeply that i almost find it difficult to share. |
| User ReviewThomas Hunderestimated gem. A unique and pretty hidden cinematic experience. Gotta love them sheep :) And of course a relationship unfolding in ways I thought were only possible in literature. |
| User ReviewFredrik BGreat movie, Egoyans best, and what a director he is. Beautiful story with clever story telling. |