Exotica Movie Review 1994

Daunting look at eroticism, secrecy, and despair. Christina (Kirshner) is at the center of some complicated relationships. She dresses as a schoolgirl while working at the Exotica strip club in Toronto, where her former lover Eric (Koteas) is the creepily suggestive DJ. Christina's also the obsession of seemingly mild-mannered tax man Francis (Greenwood), who has turned her table dancing into a strange private ritual. Lest this seem to make sense be assured that director Egoyan has much, much more going on--not all of it clear and most of it disturbing.

Distribution

Miramax Film Corp., 8439 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-1921, Phone: (323)650-2937, URL: http://www.miramax.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Dream Girls, Sexcapades, Strippers, Flashback, Toronto, Taxing Situations

Screenplay

Atom Egoyan

Cast

Mia Kirshner, Elias Koteas, Bruce Greenwood, Don McKellar, Victor Garber, Arsinee Khanjian, Sarah Polley, Calvin Green, David Hemblen

Cinematography

Paul Sarossy

Director

Atom Egoyan

Music

Mychael Danna

Producer

Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg, Miramax Films

Awards

Genie 1994: Art Dir./Set Dec., Cinematog., Costume Des., Director (Egoyan), Film, Orig. Screenplay, Support. Actor (McKellar), Score; Toronto-City 1994: Canadian Feature Film.