Atom Egoyan: Interviews

by T. J. Morris (Editor)

Overview

Four-time winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan (b. 1960) began his career while still an undergraduate at the University of Toronto. His first love was playwriting, but he began to see that he could investigate themes emotionally through film-that the camera could play a role. He learned his craft in his own independent films and by directing television episodes before attempting his first feature film, Next of Kin (1984). There he explored the themes of family and identity that continue to interest him today. A frequent winner at film festivals, Egoyan broke through to a general audience with his film Exotica (1994). Since then such films as The Sweet Hereafter (1997) and Felicia's Journey (1999) have gained him wide acclaim. These interviews collected from the last two decades reveal Egoyan's unique themes and his individual, independent approach to filmmaking. He discusses his development as a director, his interest in opera and museum installations, and the expectations he has for his audience. He engages in open, forthright discussions of his work and those who have worked with him. T. J. Morris is professor of English at the University of Indianapolis and has published in Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Mystics Quarterly, and Independent Film and Video Monthly.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604734867
Publisher:	University Press of Mississippi
Publication date:	05/06/2010
Series:	Conversations with Filmmakers Series
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

T. J. Morris is professor of English at the University of Indianapolis and has published in Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Mystics Quarterly, and Independent Film and Video Monthly.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Chronology xiii

Filmography xv

Emotional Logic Marc Glassman 3

The Accented Style of the Independent Transnational Cinema: A Conversation with Atom Egoyan Hamid Naficy 21

Exotica Cynthia Fuchs 77

A Conversation with Atom Egoyan Peter Harcourt 84

A Conversation with Atom Egoyan Susan Bullington Katz 94

Atom Egoyan Jason Wood 104

Felicia's Journey: Atom Egoyan Speaks about His Latest Film Cynthia Fuchs 114

Egoyan's Journey: An Interview with Atom Egoyan Donato Totaro Simon Galiero 118

Krapp and Other Matters: A Conversation between Atom Egoyan and Rebecca Comay Rebecca Comay 128

Ripple Effects Monique Tschofen 159

Sight Unseen: Atom Egoyan Tania Ketenjian 175

Atom Egoyan Interview Eleanor Wachtel 186

Index 205