2 Movies Starring David Hemblen

Family Viewing

Family Viewing

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-09-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (991 Reviews)

Director:

Atom Egoyan

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Van's father, Stan, is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen. Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline, whose mother is in the next bed. Van wants to get his grandma out of the old people's home. Aline will help. Actually, Van, whose mother left, years ago, is looking for a real family life.

Exotica

Exotica

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-03-03

Languages:

English, Hebrew

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (13352 Reviews)

Director:

Atom Egoyan

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

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.

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