Atom Egoyan Collection - 7-Disc Box Set ( Next of Kin / Family Viewing / Speaking Parts / The Adjuster / Calendar / Exotica / The Sweet Hereafter )

Atom Egoyan Collection - 7-Disc Box Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Next of Kin / Family Viewing / Speaking Parts / The Adjuster / Calendar / Exotica / The Sweet Hereafter
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )

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

Running Time:
651 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1984 - 1997 and produced in:
Armenia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Canada ( USA, Canada )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Atom Egoyan

Written By:
Atom Egoyan
Russell Banks

Actors:
Patrick Tierney ..... Peter Foster / Bedros Deryan
Berj Fazalian ..... George Deryan
Sirvart Fazlian ..... Sonya Deryan
Arsinée Khanjian ..... Azah Deryan
Margaret Loveys ..... Mrs. Foster
Thomas Tierney ..... Mr. Foster
Phil Rash ..... Foster Counsellor
Paul Babiak ..... Deryan Counsellor
Constantino Magnatta ..... Video Operator
Andrew Coyne ..... Counsellor in Elevator
Peg Christopherson ..... Counsellor in Elevator
Linzee Collins ..... Receptionist
Robert Kosoy ..... Boy in Store
Charmaine Lord ..... Stripper
Hagop Apkarian ..... Receptionist
Puzant Apkarian
Kaloust Babian
Arsho Basmajian
Isa Basmajian
Silva Basmajian
Lindsay Collins
Camelia Frieberg
Irwin Haller
Nadya Hamparian
Simon Hasserjian
Kevork Kharshafdjian
Sylvia Kharshafdjian
Assadour Kirijian
Arsinée Melikian
Arthur Melikian
Garbis Melikian
Vivian Palin
Sirvart Papazian
Hurrie Tikiryan-Dwyer
Hripsime Trpandjian
Judy White
Pierre Yeremian
David Hemblen ..... Stan
Aidan Tierney ..... Van
Gabrielle Rose ..... Sandra
Arsinée Khanjian ..... Aline
Selma Keklikian ..... Armen
Jeanne Sabourin ..... Aline's Mother
Rose Sarkisyan ..... Van's Mother
Vasag Baghboudarian ..... Young Van
David MacKay ..... Man Behind Counter
Hrant Alianak ..... Administrator
John Shafer ..... Private Detective
Garfield Andrews ..... Hotel Bellboy
Edwin Stephenson ..... Video Salesman
Aino Pirskanen ..... Mistaken Woman
Souren Chekijian ..... Priest at Funeral
Michael McManus ..... Lance
Arsinée Khanjian ..... Lisa
Gabrielle Rose ..... Clara
Tony Nardi ..... Eddy
David Hemblen ..... Producer
Patricia Collins ..... Housekeeper
Gerard Parkes ..... Father
Jacqueline Samuda ..... Bride
Peter Krantz ..... Groom
Patrick Tierney ..... Eddy's colleague at video store
Robert Dodds ..... Doctor
Leszek Lis ..... Friend of the Housekeeper
Sharon Corder ..... Hotel Manage
David MacKay ..... Man at the Party
Teresa Hunt ..... Women at the Party
Elias Koteas ..... Noah
Arsinée Khanjian ..... Hera
Maury Chaykin ..... Bubba
Gabrielle Rose ..... Mimi
Jennifer Dale ..... Arianne
David Hemblen ..... Bert - The Head Censor
Rose Sarkisyan ..... Seta - Hera's Sister
Armen Kokorian ..... Simon - Hera's Child
Jacqueline Samuda ..... Louise - The Maid
Gerard Parkes ..... Tim
Patricia Collins ..... Lorraine
Don McKellar ..... Tyler - The Young Censor
John Gilbert ..... The Doctor
Stephen Ouimette ..... Larry - The Butterfly Collector
Raoul Trujillo ..... Matthew - His Lover
Arsinée Khanjian ..... Translator
Ashot Adamyan ..... Driver
Atom Egoyan ..... Photographer
Michelle Bellerose ..... Guest
Natalia Jasen ..... Guest
Susan Hamann ..... Guest
Sveta Kohli ..... Guest
Viva Tsvetnova ..... Guest
Roula Said ..... Guest
Annie Szamosi ..... Guest
Anna Pappas ..... Guest
Amanda Martínez ..... Guest
Diane Kofri ..... Guest
David Hemblen ..... Inspector
Calvin Green ..... Customs Officer
Don McKellar ..... Thomas
Peter Krantz ..... Man in taxi
Mia Kirshner ..... Christina
Arsinée Khanjian ..... Zoe
Elias Koteas ..... Eric
Bruce Greenwood ..... Francis
Damon D'Oliveira ..... Man at opera
Sarah Polley ..... Tracey
Victor Garber ..... Harold
Jack Blum ..... Scalper
Billy Merasty ..... Man at opera
Ken McDougall ..... Doorman
Ian Holm ..... Mitchell Stevens
Caerthan Banks ..... Zoe Stevens
Sarah Polley ..... Nicole Burnell
Tom McCamus ..... Sam Burnell
Gabrielle Rose ..... Dolores Driscoll
Alberta Watson ..... Risa
Maury Chaykin ..... Wendell
Stephanie Morgenstern ..... Allison
Kirsten Kieferle ..... Stewardess
Arsinée Khanjian ..... Wanda
Earl Pastko ..... Hartley
Simon Baker ..... Bear
David Hemblen ..... Abbott
Bruce Greenwood ..... Billy
Sarah Rosen Fruitman ..... Jessica

Synopsis:

Smart, sharp, witty and always devilishly unpredictable, the rich, multi-layered films of Canadian-Armenian director Atom Egoyan have shown him to be one of the world's most enticing and engrossing post-modern auteurs. Investigating the complex nature of social and psychological disintegration through black humour, fantasy, tragedy and the pervasive yet intangible presence of the filmic medium itself, his labyrinthine body of work has provided an inexhaustible supply of riches for viewers across the world.
Here, in this extensive box set, some of his most celebrated films have been brought together to celebrate his unique cinematic vision and extend its reach to new audiences. List of Films: NEXT OF KIN (1984); FAMILY VIEWING (1992); SPEAKING PARTS (1989); THE ADJUSTER (1991); CALENDAR (1993); EXOTICA (1994) & THE SWEET HEREAFTER (1997).

Next of Kin (1984)
Twenty-three-year old Peter Foster is an only child who lives at home, where he constantly hears his parents arguing. Because Peter does nothing all day, the family goes to a clinic where a therapist videotapes them. After Peter watches his tape, he views the tape of a troubled Armenian family, who gave their only son away for adoption when they arrived in Canada. Peter decides to visit this family, and he pretends to be their son, Bedros Deryan. The Deryan family welcomes him with open arms, and Peter tries to patch up the poor relationship between George Deryan and his daughter Azah.
Family Viewing (1987)
This Canadian film stars David Hemblen as Stan, a profoundly disturbed young man. Upon the disappearance of his mother, Stan feverishly tries to piece together existing clues. He's not sure he likes the outcome, but given the extent to which his family has disintegrated, he's not surprised, either. Family Viewing was expertly filmed on a wafer-thin budget by independent Canadian director Atom Egoyan.
Speaking Parts (1989)
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.
The Adjuster (1991)
Noah is not your average insurance adjuster. Specialising in house fires, Noah will do anything to wease the pain of his tragedy-stricken clients - including bedding them. But as his desire to sexually underwrite strangers swells to the point of obsession, Noah realises that his wife and son are steadily fading out of his life. And when a bizarre twist of fate turns Noah's entire world upside down, he just might find that the only person he can't save is himself.
Calendar (1993)
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.
Exotica (1994)
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.
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
A lawyer, pursued by the demons of losing a daughter to drugs, comes to a Canadian town where 20 children have died in a school bus accident. He wants the parents to sue, to determine who was at fault, and to focus their anger on making those at fault pay. Told partly in flashbacks to the days leading up to the accident, we also follow the attorney from family to family, coaxing them to join the suit. One young teen survives, crippled. She has become the lame child left behind in "The Pied Piper of Hamlin," which she reads aloud to a child the night before the accident. Her testimony is pivotal, and her relationship with her own father leads to what she says.

Next of Kin (1984)
A sly, smart and slippery comedy filled with haunting, symbolic imagery, Atom Egoyan's debut feature is a mesmerising meditation on disaffection, longing and the roles played out in modern society that secured his place at the forefront of independent cinema.
Family Viewing (1987)
Darkly humorous and boldly unpredictable, this complex journey into a world of brutality and sentiment uses stunning cinematic trickery and a wide range of visual media to portray the breakdown and restoration of a dislocated family unit.
Speaking Parts (1989)
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.
The Adjuster (1991)
The Adjuster tells the story of an insurance adjuster who becomes intimate with his clients. The adjuster initially appears to want to help his clients but as the movie unfolds it is clear that the situation is more complex.
Calendar (1993)
A bold, precise and sometimes painfully honest depiction of love, loss and the strange twists of fate that life can throw our way, Calendar is one of Egoyan's most accomplished and celebrated works.
Exotica (1994)
A multi-layered, enigmatic portrait of the employees and patrons of a Toronto strip club, Atom Egoyan's bold erotic thriller is a stunning combination of directorial flair and keen, humanistic insight.
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
In a complex narrative mosaic, Egoyan spins a breathtaking web of interconnected stories about the lives of the inhabitants of a small town in British Columbia following a tragic road accident.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 24 May, 2014.