Feb 05, 2010 a couple of weeks back we featured the red band trailer for atom egoyan s chloe, which contained quite a few steamy scenes. Read the chloe movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. So, if youre after a stylish, sexy bmovie, chloe is a guilty pleasure of the highest. Likewise, chloe could have been an absolutely stellar psychological thriller if egoyan and screenwriter erin cressida wilson didnt downward spiral the film into movie of the week histrionics and action thriller. She hires a prostitute named chloe amanda seyfried to meet david and see if he gives in to temptation, but events spin out of control when chloe spills the. The project centers on a married woman julianne moore who hires a. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. It all goes awry in the end, but for a good stretch, chloe neatly fixes egoyans careerlong obsessions with identity and communication to the familiar framework of. Im not often a fan of remakes but this intriguing tale has been beautifully told by oscar nominated director atom egoyan.
Atom egoyan, original name atom yeghoyan, born july 19, 1960, cairo, egypt, egyptianborn canadian writer and director who was known for his nuanced character studies of people in unconventional circumstances. Several months following the dvd and bluray release of chloe, egoyan said that chloe had made more money than any of his previous films. His work often explores themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters. Review egoyans accidental black comedy chloe succeeds. Born in egypt to armenian parents, he was raised in western canada.
Amanda seyfried, atom egoyan and julianne moore on the set of chloe. Soon, the relationships between all three intensify. The narration is a bit too onthenose, really, but it establishes a divide between reality and what we choose to see that director atom egoyan toys with for the rest of the film. The best movies directed by atom egoyan flickchart. Chloe is probably not a movie for people offended by carnal passion, such as biblethumpers, fragile persons or children less than teenage or young adult. Liam neeson, julianne moore, amanda seyfried, max thieriot, nina dobrev, meghan heffern director. A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger. Atom egoyan movies, interviews and news sbs movies.
Julianne moore walks out of like twenty restaurants without paying in this movie. Chloe doesnt have the uncanny psychological acuity of egoyans best films, but anyone whos enjoyed this unique directors earlier work will find much to enjoy. There are two good reasons to see atom egoyans erotic thriller chloe sony pictures classics. Dinner and a movie movies and food are two of the things we do best at sbs, and you can now enjoy the best of both worlds in this new column as we match delicious recipes with soul. Director atom egoyan got the actresses he wanted for chloe. Police and her father matthew continue to reveal the case and rescue cassandra. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with exotica 1994, a film set primarily in and around the fictional exotica strip club. Catherine finds herself directing chloes encounters with david, and chloes end of the bargain is to report back, the descriptions becoming increasingly graphic as the meetings multiply.
With the exception of one intensely erotic encounter between catherine and chloe, atom egoyan doesnt make his audience feel sexy or obsessed, which is particularly strange seeing as sex and obsession are the movies major themes. Atom egoyans film admittedly adds very little to its audiences lives, but does a lot in getting across just how fundamentally flawed and frustrated we all are. Chloe would have, in all likelihood, been a stellar erotic thriller had egoyan chosen to go about it with full abandon. Atom egoyan biography and filmography atom egoyan movies. Chloe may be otherwise forgettable, but it offers one of the steamier sex scenes youre likely to see at the movies this year. Atom egoyan celebrity profile check out the latest atom egoyan photo gallery, biography.
With the exception of one intensely erotic encounter between catherine and chloe, atom egoyan doesnt make his audience feel sexy or obsessed, which is particularly strange seeing as sex and obsession are the movie s major themes. Egoyan doesnt seem to realize how incredibly predictable his movie is. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the atom egoyan directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we. Chloe a film by atom egoyan sony pictures classics. They won the best onscreen team award at the mtv movie awards that year. Catherine stewart hires an escort named chloe in order to test. Mar 27, 2010 chloe 2010 is a remake and thriller movie under sony pictures classics distribution showing on march 26, 2010. Chloe starts off as an intriguing psychological drama and then veers off into b movie territory. Julianne moore, amanda seyfried, liam neeson and nina dobrev.
Find information about his film, theatre, opera, short film and art installation projects and how to get in touch with his agents. In it, the 24yearold actress plays a sophisticated call girl who is hired by a married gynecologist, played by. Following this motion picture debut, neeson has appeared in more than 40 films demonstrating a wide range of characters. Chloe 2010 is a remake and thriller movie under sony pictures classics distribution showing on march 26, 2010. Christopher plummer nazi revenge road movie as subtle as a swastika. Written and directed by rodrigo garcia, the film also starred sissy spacek, glenn close, holly hunter, robin. Atom egoyans remake of the french thriller nathalie. In 2005, she starred in nine lives which screened at the sundance film festival to great acclaim. At the beginning it presents an intriguing grid of possibilities, but as the squares are filled. Fifteen months ago, i met the canadian filmmaker atom egoyan as he brought his lowkey indie adoration to.
His family moved to canada when he was two years old. Director atom egoyan examines tragedy and its aftermath with. Looking to watch chloe on your tv or mobile device at home. Catherine and david stewart julianne moore, liam neeson are a welltodo couple living in a posh area of toronto, but all is not well in paradise. Based on a 2003 french film, atom egoyans chloe tells the story of a. Es handelt sich um eine neuverfilmung des franzosischen films nathalie aus. With julianne moore, amanda seyfried, liam neeson, max thieriot. Atom egoyan, cc born july 19, 1960 is a canadian stage director and film director. It is easy enough to discern here the directors typical preoccupations with mystery, identity and eroticism but then, chloe ends up being somewhat closer to the prurient trashiness of a bogstandard erotic thriller than to the twisted. May 24, 20 based on anne fontaines nathalie, chloe makes its way through sexual fantasies and heartaches, broken egos and insecurities, before it lands on obsessions and fatal mistakes. Chloe 2009 atom egoyan, julianne moore, amanda seyfried, liam neeson, drama, mystery, thriller november, 2015 catherine and david, she a doctor, he a. Yet moore and neeson are such classy actors that they cant help but elevate the pulpy material.
Chloe doesnt have the uncanny psychological acuity of egoyan s best films, but anyone whos enjoyed this unique directors earlier work will find much to enjoy. Chloe s director atom egoyan insists on using 35 mm film to shoot the film. Chloe 2009 atom egoyan, julianne moore, amanda seyfried. Studiocanal fully financed chloe, and studiocanal were able to fully recoup the. This is undoubtedly a timeconsuming and laborintensive process, but atom egoyan enjoys it. In other words, chloe both is and is not recognisable as an egoyan film, as perhaps befits a story so concerned with surrogacy and masquerade. Amanda seyfried and liam neeson in atom egoyans chloe.
Despite its promising pedigree and a titillating premise, chloe. Based on anne fontaines nathalie, chloe makes its way through sexual fantasies and heartaches, broken egos and insecurities, before it lands on obsessions and fatal mistakes. Returned to ethnic homeland when he filmed calendar 1993 in armenia. Mar 26, 2010 amanda seyfried and liam neeson in atom egoyans chloe. With devon bostick, rachel blanchard, louca tassone, kenneth welsh. Exotica, which won the critics prize at last years cannes film festival, may be egoyans most accessible. Egoyan was born to armenian parents in cairo and from age three was reared in victoria, b. Sony pictures classics has debuted the official theatrical trailer for. The movie in question is chloe, the latest by canadas atom egoyan. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts. Amanda seyfried goes on an undercover mission the new.
Starring julianne moore, liam neeson and amanda seyfried. For one thing, the french rarely need assistance in the oohlala department. Atom egoyan movie tickets movie theaters moviefone. Howard in particular 1979, after grad with dad 1980, peep show 1981 and open house 1982. Atom egoyan s parents were painters and he studied international relations and music at the university of toronto where he began making short films. Synopsis if the one you love was lying to you, how far would you go to find out the truth. Very little is as it seems in the uncompromising world of canadian filmmaker atom egoyan. Chloe atom egoyan, liam neeson, julianne moore, amanda. Chloe full movie hd 2009 amanda seyfried, julianne moore, liam neeson by xikolo gujo. Atom egoyan celebrity profile check out the latest atom egoyan photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with exotica 1994, a film set primarily in and around the fictional exotica strip club egoyan was born to armenian parents in egypt. Director atom egoyan finds intrigue at the edges of conventional sex. Chloe is a 2009 erotic thriller film directed by atom egoyan, a remake of the 2003 french film.
Part film noir, part unintentional bmovie parody, atom egoyans chloe is a weirdly compelling expansion of the themes permeating the directors work. Suspecting her husband of infidelity, gynecologist dr. Atom egoyans cryptic drama about a man and his imprisoned daughter is a frustrating reminder of the directors talents. Wilson found it easier to write for chloe than for catherine, later saying, i related to chloe, the young woman who loved to seduce people. One report quickly turns into several reports, as catherine finds herself both devastated by chloes casual news about davids infidelity, and aroused by the girls equally casual description of the. As the movie unfolds, the performances are full of rich details, capturing jagged emotional edges that make the somewhatimplausible plot compelling. Mar 26, 2010 there are two good reasons to see atom egoyans erotic thriller chloe sony pictures classics. Upcoming, new, and past atom egoyan movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. A couple of weeks back we featured the red band trailer for atom egoyans chloe, which contained quite a few steamy scenes. In fact, ive seen more than a few films in my day that were sexy, and nothing else. A stylish and highly assured filmmaker, egyptianborn canadian filmmaker atom egoyan produced work that combined selfreflexive meditations on the nature of film and video, examinations of psychosexual behavior and a black, ironic sense of humor. Exotica movie trailer 1994 by antom egoyan youtube. Catherine suspects that david, a music professor, is cheating on her with his students.
When catherine, a successful doctor, begins to question her husband davids fidelity, she sets out to resolve. July 19, 1960 atom egoyan was born to armenian refugees in cairo, egypt, but the family moved to victoria, british columbia when he was three years old. 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. Chloe, like his great film exotica 1994, is about sexual attraction confused by financial arrangements. What is interesting is how egoyan creates this intensely personal universe while at the same time making a movie that is funny and challenging. Chloe is a 2009 erotic thriller directed by atom egoyan. Chloe out of four sexing up a french movie is not a task one normally assigns to atom egoyan. Catherine stewart hires an escort named chloe in order to test his faithfulness. For his frenchclass assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an internet audience in on the resulting controversy. Chloe centers on a powerfully erotic young woman with personal motives that are hidden. No, this film is reasonably popular, but they have no problem boasting that this is atom egoyans highestgrossing film. A film by atom egoyan and stars julianne moore, liam neeson and amanda seyfried as chloe.
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