Stardom Movie Review 2000

Price of fame, media-obsessed drama set in the world of modeling. Sultry teen Tina (Pare) is playing on a women's hockey team in smalltown Ontario when she's discovered. French photog Philippe (Berling) puts her on the road to stardom, American manager Renny (Gibson) moves her career forward, but her success causes trouble for the older man she becomes involved with--celebrity restauranteur Barry Levine (Aykroyd) until Tina moves on. All the while she's part of the disposable, instant celeb culture but you're never too sure who's doing the manipulating and how much Tina is complicit in her own exploitation.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 102 minutes.
Originally from French, Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Price of Fame, Model Citizens, Mass Media, Mockumentary

Screenplay

Denys Arcand, Jacob Potashnik

Cast

Jessica Pare, Dan Aykroyd, Thomas Gibson, Charles Berling, Frank Langella, Robert Lepage

Cinematography

Guy Dufaux

Director

Denys Arcand

Music

Francois Dompierre