Speaking Parts (1989)

Speaking Parts (1989) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Vancouver International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Atom Egoyan

Written By:
Atom Egoyan

Actors:
Michael McManus ..... Lance
Arsinée Khanjian ..... Lisa
Gabrielle Rose ..... Clara
Tony Nardi ..... Eddy
David Hemblen ..... Producer
Patricia Collins ..... Housekeeper
Gerard Parkes ..... Father
Jacqueline Samuda ..... Bride (as Jackie Samuda)
Peter Krantz ..... Groom
Patrick Tierney ..... Eddy's colleague at video store
Robert Dodds ..... Doctor
Leszek Lis ..... Friend of the Housekeeper
Sharon Corder ..... Hotel Manager (voice)
David MacKay ..... Man at the Party
Teresa Hunt ..... Women at the Party

Synopsis:

A struggling, bit-part actor's job as a hotel custodian is a front for his real job: being rented out as a gigolo by his woman supervisor. A female co-worker is obsessed with him, but he ignores and avoids her. He leaves his acting resume in the hotel room of a woman screenwriter, who is casting for a TV movie based on the true story of her deceased brother. She hires him to play the lead and the two begin an affair. She becomes increasingly distraught as it becomes evident that the movie's producer is changing her story. Egoyan's trademark tangle of bizarre relationships surrounds the protagonists on their way to a mind-blowing conclusion. A hypnotic, fascinating film.

Haunting images and obsessive sexuality merge as the characters in Atom Egoyan's critically acclaimed psycho-sexual drama become entangled in a fatal web of desire.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.