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Exotica [VHS] [1995]

VHS ~ Bruce Greenwood
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Bruce Greenwood, Elias Koteas, Don McKellar, David Hemblen, Mia Kirshner
  • Directors: Atom Egoyan
  • Writers: Atom Egoyan
  • Producers: Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg, David J. Webb, Robert Lantos
  • Format: HiFi Sound, PAL, Import
  • Language English, Hebrew
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Artificial Eye
  • VHS Release Date: 28 May 1996
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CR7Y
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,803 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #1 in  Video > World Cinema > Directors > Egoyan, Atom
    #54 in  Video > World Cinema > US & Canada

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A thriller revolving around a strip club, an opera house and a pet shop. A tale of voyeurism, desire, love and obsession. Canadian production.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Puzzled? Watch again...Still puzzled? Watch again..., 21 Sep 2000
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An unnerving yet strangely satisfying film. The story revolves around a man, his fascination with a strip club and one stripper in particular. Throw in a pet smuggler, a crazily intense M.C at the strip club and copious flash backs to a child murder years before and the cocktail is one heady brew. In particular the soundtrack by Mychael Danna is deserving of a mention - mixing minimalist piano with middle eastern instruments and vocals means the soundtrack will linger in your head for weeks.

Leonard Cohen growls 'Everybody Knows' to one of the most clinical, measured strips of all time, and yet the whole moment becomes strangely beautiful and tastefully erotic. Oh heck, this film just doesn't make sense on the page - buy it and check out a complete one off that will stay with you forever.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars claustrophobic, beautiful, 1 Mar 2006
By Elberry (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Exotica [DVD] [1995] (DVD)
This film very skilfully induces a sense of claustophobia, of suspicion and unease. A posh, slightly sinister club: Leonard Cohen's 'Everybody Knows' kicks in as a young woman dressed as a schoolgirl begins her striptease, watched by a disturbingly intense MC, Elias Koteas, and a disturbingly intense accountant, Bruce Greenwood. A heady, worrying atmosphere of lust and obsession, of perverse beauty and terrible need. And from this unlikely cauldron comes a tale of simple redemption, compassion and something of the magical, almost religious resolution of Kieslowski's 3 Colours Trilogy, of Shakespeare's last plays. Highly highly recommended. Mia Kirshner very pretty, too.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Subtle and Beautiful Masterpiece., 24 Jul 2006
This review is from: Exotica [DVD] [1995] (DVD)
It is hard to review this film without giving too much away. Exotica is, in my opinion, Egoyan's finest work to date. The film is slow, carefully considered and full of mystery. Although the mystery that concerns the characters primarily, is the murder of a young girl, the main area of intrigue for the viewer is simply: who are these characters and how is ensemble cast connected? The film is executed with such subtlety, that you find yourself slowly being drawn into the mystery on a very powerful emotional level. The reviews of Egoyan's films as being emotionally cold and detatched have never made sense to me, as I have always felt as if I was being drawn into a very emotional landscape.
Beautiful, funny (in parts), moving and simultaneously unsettling, Exotica is one of the most unique and provocative film experiences I have ever had. I simply cannot reccommend it enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars More of a woman's POV movie than might be expected
Atom Egoyan's Exotica is an outstanding movie. I have seen Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter (1997) which is also very good. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exotica.......... a jewel
An exquisite gem of a movie, subtle and evocative interplay between the characters and a good soundtrack. Of a particular taste. You'll love it or hate it.
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