Exotica (film)

Exotica
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAtom Egoyan
Written byAtom Egoyan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited bySusan Shipton
Music byMychael Danna
Production
company
Ego Film Arts
Distributed byAlliance Communications Corporation
Release dates
  • May 16, 1994 (1994-05-16) (Cannes)
  • September 23, 1994 (1994-09-23) (Toronto)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada[1]
LanguageEnglish
BudgetCAD 2 million[2][3]
Box officeCAD 15 million [4]

Exotica is a 1994 Canadian film written and directed by Atom Egoyan, and starring Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Don McKellar, Arsinée Khanjian, and Elias Koteas. Set primarily in the fictional Exotica strip club in Toronto, the film concerns a father grieving over the loss of a child and his obsession with a young stripper. It was inspired by Egoyan's curiosity about the role strip clubs play in sex-obsessed societies. Exotica was filmed in Toronto in 1993.

Marketed as an erotic thriller on its release in Canada and the United States, the film proved to be a major box office success for English-language Canadian cinema, and received positive reviews. It won numerous awards, including the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and eight Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture.

  1. ^ Lipman, Amanda (November 2004). "Exotica". Sight & Sound. Vol. 5, no. 5. British Film Institute. p. 45.
  2. ^ McNeil, Colin (5 June 2014). "Revisiting Atom Egoyan's Exotica: Sex and voyeurism". Metro News. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ^ Johnson, Brian (October 3, 1994). "Exotic Atom: with 'Exotica,' Atom Egoyan has become the most celebrated Canadian film-maker of his generation". Maclean's. 107 (40).
  4. ^ Johnson, Brian (September 8, 1997). "How sweet it is: his new film signals a change of direction for Egoyan". Maclean's. 110 (36).