Title:
Exotica
Released: 1994
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 103 min
Country: Canada
Language: English
Tagline:
In a world of temptation, obsession is the deadliest
desire.
Plot
Summary: 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.
Comments:
Excellent.
When I watch a movie I like to be entertained rather
than presented with a series of images that I need
to figure out as if I'm taking a quiz. On the other
hand, I don't want it to be so simplistic that it
becomes boring. And, finally, I like being surprised
by plot twists that are not contrived. So this movie,
for me, is "just what the doctor ordered".
Always interesting, with wonderful performances, it
is a movie I highly recommend.
Cast
overview:
David Hemblen .... Customs inspector
Mia Kirshner .... Christina
Calvin Green .... Customs officer
Elias Koteas .... Eric
Bruce Greenwood .... Francis Brown
Peter Krantz .... Man in taxi
Don McKellar .... Thomas Pinto
Arsinée Khanjian .... Zoe
Sarah Polley .... Tracey Brown
Victor Garber .... Harold Brown
Damon D'Oliveira .... Man at opera
Jack Blum .... Scalper
Billy Merasty .... Man at opera
Ken McDougall .... Doorman
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
