Atom Egoyan

by Emma Wilson

Book Overview

The films of Atom Egoyan immerse the viewer in a world of lush sensuality, melancholia, and brooding obsession. From his earliest films Next of Kin and Family Viewing, to his coruscating Exotica and recent projects such as Where the Truth Lies, Egoyan has paid infinite attention to narrative intricacy and psychological complexity. Traumatic loss and its management through ritual return as themes in his films as he explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252076206
• ISBN13: 9780252076206
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.0"