IMDb-BEWERTUNG
7,0/10
21.487
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Ein von Neurosen geplagter Mann besucht den Club Exotica und versucht, Trost zu finden - aber auch dort versteckt sich seine Vergangenheit unter ihm.Ein von Neurosen geplagter Mann besucht den Club Exotica und versucht, Trost zu finden - aber auch dort versteckt sich seine Vergangenheit unter ihm.Ein von Neurosen geplagter Mann besucht den Club Exotica und versucht, Trost zu finden - aber auch dort versteckt sich seine Vergangenheit unter ihm.
- Auszeichnungen
- 16 Gewinne & 12 Nominierungen insgesamt
Maury Chaykin
- Exotica Club Client
- (Nicht genannt)
C.J. Lusby
- Exotica Club Dancer
- (Nicht genannt)
Nadine Ramkisson
- Exotica Club Dancer
- (Nicht genannt)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesAtom Egoyan says that the film was inspired by three experiences: being taken to a lesbian club where women onstage performed as men; having a tax auditor suggest to him (incorrectly) that he was being cheated by a business partner; and realizing as a teenager that a friend was trapped in an incestuous relationship.
- PatzerIn one scene when Eric is talking with Cristina walking on the grass, you can see a microphone at the top of the screen.
- SoundtracksEverybody Knows
Performed by Leonard Cohen
Written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson
Published by Leonard Cohen Stranger Music, Inc. (BMI) and Geffen Music
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Ausgewählte Rezension
In Toronto is a strip club called the Exotica. Here MC Eric comperes for all the girls including his ex, Christina. One of Christina regular dances is Francis, a tax investigator who has losses and hurts that go back years. The two rely on each other, Francis especially trying to fill the void in his life, however Eric envies this relationship of need and sceptres it. Francis strikes a deal with one of his clients who is breaking the law to take revenge on Eric.
I'm not a huge fan of Egoyan and have often found some of his stuff to be a little inaccessible and occasionally bordering on the pretentious. This is one of my preferred works by him, but that's not to say that it's perfect. The plot here see numerous ill-defined strands that centres not around the club but more around the themes of loss and relationships based on need and baggage. These themes are well brought out even if the back story is pretty weak in most of them. When the strands all come together it isn't a surprise it has been hinted at all along but it is a nice low key finish to the tale.
It's hard to judge it as a film because it is too disjointed and abstract to really get into it. It sort of made me want to stand back from it and observe it, rather than get involved like a picture for example. This distant didn't help me get into the characters but made me watch it from the outside which wasn't as good. The plot is weak but the telling is everything. Egoyan delivers the telling well and weaves an interesting story told through the characters rather than events.
The characters are delivered well by the actors although some have little to do. Greenwood does very well as Eric and brings a lot out and for my money Koteas is always watchable in anything he does (yes even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!). Kirshner was too distant for me and I felt that she carried it too long and rarely let emotion touch her. I suppose her character would need to be like that but it stopped me again from accessing the film. McKellar is really a fringe player and the issues with his relationships and his smuggled eggs are basically lost in the mix in a quite frustrating manner. Happily I thought Greenwood and Koteas really held this together and kept my attention.
The film may be flawed and be too distant and cold to be satisfying but Egoyan's telling is good and avoids being arty for art's sake or being pretentious. It is not a fantastic film but it is different and deals with themes not seen often. I found that I appreciated it rather than enjoyed it that may be the only way in.
I'm not a huge fan of Egoyan and have often found some of his stuff to be a little inaccessible and occasionally bordering on the pretentious. This is one of my preferred works by him, but that's not to say that it's perfect. The plot here see numerous ill-defined strands that centres not around the club but more around the themes of loss and relationships based on need and baggage. These themes are well brought out even if the back story is pretty weak in most of them. When the strands all come together it isn't a surprise it has been hinted at all along but it is a nice low key finish to the tale.
It's hard to judge it as a film because it is too disjointed and abstract to really get into it. It sort of made me want to stand back from it and observe it, rather than get involved like a picture for example. This distant didn't help me get into the characters but made me watch it from the outside which wasn't as good. The plot is weak but the telling is everything. Egoyan delivers the telling well and weaves an interesting story told through the characters rather than events.
The characters are delivered well by the actors although some have little to do. Greenwood does very well as Eric and brings a lot out and for my money Koteas is always watchable in anything he does (yes even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!). Kirshner was too distant for me and I felt that she carried it too long and rarely let emotion touch her. I suppose her character would need to be like that but it stopped me again from accessing the film. McKellar is really a fringe player and the issues with his relationships and his smuggled eggs are basically lost in the mix in a quite frustrating manner. Happily I thought Greenwood and Koteas really held this together and kept my attention.
The film may be flawed and be too distant and cold to be satisfying but Egoyan's telling is good and avoids being arty for art's sake or being pretentious. It is not a fantastic film but it is different and deals with themes not seen often. I found that I appreciated it rather than enjoyed it that may be the only way in.
- bob the moo
- 16. Okt. 2002
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Box Office
- Budget
- 2.000.000 CA$ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 4.221.036 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 100.654 $
- 5. März 1995
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 4.221.036 $
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