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Egoyan's most critically acclaimed film is the drama The Sweet Hereafter (1997), for which he received two Academy Award nominations. His biggest commercial success is the erotic thriller Chloe (2009).
Atom Egoyan. Director: The Sweet Hereafter. Born in Egypt to Armenian parents, he was raised in Western Canada. Both his parents were painters, and he planned to be a playwright, but after making a short film, he became hooked on telling stories visually.
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Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Kim Roberts, Amanda Smith, Martin Landau Votes: 27,633 | Gross: $0.64M Remember risks wandering into exploitative territory, but it's bolstered by some of Egoyan's best latter-day directing and a typically stellar performance from Christopher Plummer.
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- 'The Sweet Hereafter' (1997) IMDb: 7.5/10. Egoyan's most acclaimed movie explores the aftermath of a school bus accident in a small Canadian town. The vehicle slid on a patch of ice and plunged into a lake, killing fourteen children on board and wounding others.
- 'Remember' (2015) IMDb: 7.5/10. Christopher Plummer stars as Zev Guttman, an elderly Holocaust survivor living in a nursing home. He is haunted by the memory of his family's murder during World War II and embarks on a mission to seek justice.
- 'Exotica' (1994) IMDb: 7.0/10. Tax auditor Francis (Bruce Greenwood) is a broken man. Sometime before the film's beginning, his daughter was kidnapped and murdered.
- 'Felicia's Journey' (1999) IMDb: 7.0/10. This dark psychological thriller follows Felicia (Elaine Cassidy), a pregnant Irish teenager who travels to England in search of her boyfriend, Johnny (Peter McDonald).
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Biography. Atom Egoyan, OC is a critically acclaimed Armenian-Canadian independent film maker. His work often explores themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy or other power structures.
Jul 27, 2020 · A series of Atom Egoyan’s films is playing on the Criterion Channel now through December 31, 2020.