This movie is one of the best efforts from director atom egoyan since he showed such promise with the sweet. Atom egoyans remember offbeat thriller stars christopher plummer if memory serves, offbeat thriller is perfect vehicle for christopher plummer tcha dunlevy, montreal gazette. Atom egoyans cryptic drama about a man and his imprisoned daughter is a frustrating reminder of the directors talents published. Atom egoyans haunting adaptation of the russell banks novel the sweet hereafter was the canadian filmmakers most successful film to date, taking home a special grand jury prize at the 1997 cannes film festival and scoring a pair of academy award nominations, including best director. With christopher plummer, kim roberts, amanda smith, martin landau. The drama thriller movie remember is a story centered around zev guttman. Atom egoyan biography and filmography atom egoyan movies. I think with both books, there was an extraordinary gift that was being given to me by these two master writers.
Atom egoyans remember bows to long standing o, mixed. Last night brought another 10minute standing ovation to the venice film festival, accompanying the screening of atom egoyans remember. Atom egoyan born july 19, 1960 is a critically acclaimed canadian filmmaker of armenian descent. The people he encounters are consistently helpful and kind. Atom egoyan s bold but often ludicrous remember plays a like a mashup of the terminator, marathon man and memento, as filtered through the lens of an old twilight zone episode. He began shooting short films at the university of toronto and became known with next of kin 1984.
Sep 10, 2015 marianna ninni recensisce remember di atom egoyan, in concorso alla 72ma mostra del cinema di venezia. Remember risks wandering into exploitative territory, but its bolstered by some of egoyans best latterday directing and a typically stellar performance from christopher plummer. 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. 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. Director atom egoyan and lead actor david thewlis are the guests of the 48th fest, and we present to you todays press conference interview. Sets out for vengeance against a nazi in atom egoyans remember. Returned to ethnic homeland when he filmed calendar 1993 in armenia. Atom egoyans bold but often ludicrous remember plays a like a mashup of the terminator, marathon man and memento, as filtered through the lens of an old twilight zone episode. Atom egoyan biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Seventeen and pregnant, felicia travels to england in search of her lover and is found instead by joseph.
In a daily variety piece, plummer described remember as a story that. Won attention at the sundance film festival for earlier work. The extensive work of the canadianarmenian filmmaker atom egoyan has been characterized to addressing, among other topics, the ways in which we relate to the past and how our memory is mediated by various types of technology in the construction and conservation of our memories. Christopher plummer, martin landau, dean norris, jurgen prochnow, atom egoyan. Remember is a 2015 dramathriller film directed by atom egoyan and written by benjamin. Remember tells the story of zev guttman academy award winner christopher plummer, a 90yearold struggling with memory loss who is living out his final. With the aid of a fellow auschwitz survivor and a handwritten. Cuban spies in 1990s miami infiltrate anticastro terrorist groups. 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. Discover the films selected by director atom egoyan, to download on vod and legal streaming lacinetek.
The son of armenian refugees, egoyan was born july 19, 1960, in cairo, egypt. With the aid of a fellow auschwitz survivor and a hand written. Christopher plummer, still imposing at 86, plays zev guttman, a concentration camp survivor who lost his family in world war ii to a sadistic blockfuhrer known as kurlander, and is now living in a retirement home in new york city. A solitary middleaged bachelor and a naive irish teenager transform one anothers lives to arrive at a place of recognition, redemption and wisdom in atom egoyans adaptation of william trevors celebrated 1994 novel.
Egoyan was born to armenian parents in cairo and from age three was reared in victoria, b. Atom egoyans remember soundtrack details film music reporter. May 03, 2009 loss and identity in atom egoyans adoration host jacki lyden talks to director atom egoyan about his latest film, adoration. 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. This is actually very good and if you are familiar with atom egoyan you will like it. The details of the soundtrack album for atom egoyans dramatic thriller remember have been announced. Interview with atom egoyan and david thewlis, the film guest. Here, we have veteran canadianamerican filmmaker atom egoyan taking on a debut script by tv casting director benjamin august about a. His parents gave him the name atom in tribute to an egyptian nuclear reactor that had recently been completed at the time of his birth.
Jul 14, 2014 principal photography starts monday on canadian auteur atom egoyans revenge thriller remember, produced by robert and ari lantos and starring an international cast. With the aid of a fellow auschwitz survivor and a handwritten letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the death camp to kill him himself. Fifteen months ago, i met the canadian filmmaker atom egoyan as he brought his lowkey indie adoration to the london film festival. Atom egoyans film, calendar critical approaches to culture. Atom egoyans mournful mystery was nominated for the golden lion at the 2015 venice film festival. A24 is launching its cannes campaign early by acquiring rights to remember, the atom egoyan helmed thriller that stars christopher plummer. Elderly auschwitz survivor zev christopher plummer seeks to find and murder the nazi commander who liquidated his family 70 years before, but encroaching dementia often causes. A solitary middleaged bachelor and a naive irish teenager transform one anothers lives to arrive at a place of recognition, redemption and wisdom in atom egoyan s adaptation of william trevors celebrated 1994 novel. Atom egoyan s mournful mystery was nominated for the golden lion at the 2015 venice film festival. There was a time when audiences perked up at the prospect of, oh, you know, sex and nudity and stuff, but these days moviegoers seem strangely neutered. Egoyans style is to create a seemingly ordinary world, something like what you. Atom egoyan vies for comeback with revenge thriller. Remember stars christopher plummer, an actor egoyan previously worked with on ararat.
Remember marks a return to form of sorts for acclaimed director atom egoyan, whose last few movies have been mired in a haze of mediocre uncertainty and even irrelevance, something that you would not associate at all with him. He clings to the memories he does have, but they continue to fade away as his dementia progresses. Principal photography starts monday on canadian auteur atom egoyans revenge thriller remember, produced by robert and ari lantos and starring an international cast. Graduated from college with a degree in international relations, but became interested in film while making a short film his freshman year.
Ryan reynolds kidnapping thriller, the captive, acquired by a24 for us release. The album features the films original music written by academy awardwinning composer mychael danna life of pi, little miss sunshine, moneyball, the good dinosaur. Atom egoyan was born atom yeghoyan to parents housep joseph and shushan, the descendants of armenian refugees. Atom egoyan s revenge thriller remember has such a compelling premise and an accomplished cast that its a shame it doesnt add up to more. With a wonderfully unpredictable script by benjamin august class rank and cleverly directed by atom egoyan the captive, we are on a heros journey that goes from gently humorous to whiteknuckle tense. Egyptborn of armenian descent, atom egoyan grew up in a family of painters in canada. Never forget, the injunction to preserve the memory of the holocaust lest its atrocities recur, acquires a meretricious double meaning in atom egoyans remember. Here, we have veteran canadianamerican filmmaker atom egoyan taking on a debut script by tv casting director benjamin august about a holocaust survivor out for justice.
Atom egoyans revenge thriller remember has such a compelling premise and an accomplished cast that its a shame it doesnt add up to more. Atom egoyans remember starring christopher plummer. But director atom egoyans thriller remember, which opens in new york march 11 and expands to more cities throughout the month, takes a different. Revenge is one of the enduring themes of cinema, contributing to all genres and attracting writers, directors and actors of every sort. Atom egoyans remember starring christopher plummer sells. Starring christopher plummer, bruno ganz, jurgen prochnow, heinz lieven, henry czerny, dean norris and martin landau, it was a coproduction of canada and germany.
His work often explores themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy or other power structures. Sep 11, 2015 last night brought another 10minute standing ovation to the venice film festival, accompanying the screening of atom egoyan s remember. Its a meditation on loss and identity that centers around a young. Remember risks wandering into exploitative territory, but its bolstered by some of egoyan s best latterday directing and a typically stellar performance from christopher plummer. These themes are evident in the films he wrote and directed during his first decade as a writerdirector working within the statefunded canadian system, a run that stretched from 1984s next of kin through exotica in 1994. Zev guttman is ninety years old and suffering from memory loss. Guest of honour, premiered in venice, will premiere tonight at 9. Remember is a 2015 dramathriller film directed by atom egoyan and written by benjamin august. Director atom egoyan delivers elegant, unexpected thriller about holocaust. Christopher plummer talks nazi revenge movie remember time.
Family viewing 1987 and the adjuster 1991 were presented at international festivals and attracted the interest of critics. Christopher plummer, martin landau, bruno ganz, dean norris, peter dacunha, atom egoyan. Find information about his film, theatre, opera, short film and art installation projects and how to get in touch with his agents. His family moved from egypt to victoria, british columbia, in 1962, an experience of profound cultural displacement that atom has often cited as a key influence on his life and work. Christopher plummer sets out for vengeance against a. Atom egoyans childabduction drama may be provocative, but its also pretty ludicrous. Following the written instructions of his friend, senile zev crosses the country to find and murder the nazi who killed their families in auschwitz. Want to behold the glory that is remember in the comfort of your own home. Mar 14, 2016 atom egoyans revenge thriller remember has such a compelling premise and an accomplished cast that its a shame it doesnt add up to more. A24 is launching its cannes campaign early by acquiring rights to remember, the atom egoyanhelmed thriller that stars christopher plummer. All appearances are continually changing one another.