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Exotica
"What is it about a schoolgirl that gives
her her special charm?" asks Eric, the character Elias plays in
Exotica, a film by Canadian director Atom Egoyan. As Eric, the DJ in
a gentlemen's club called "Exotica", Elias is torn between
Christina, a woman he used to love and the haunting tragedy that brought
them together.
The eerie, sensual feeling of this movie is compounded with numerous
sub-plots and quirky characters including Frances, a tax accountant and
Exotica regular who desires Christina, for reasons other than the obvious;
Thomas, a gay pet shop owner, who smuggles exotic eggs by day and picks up
dates at the ballet by night; and Zoe, the owner of Exotica, who has
entered into an unusal contract with Eric. Somehow Christina is the
link to these four characters and the apparent disjointed plot actually
weaves itself into a satisfying conclusion when the truth is finally
revealed.
(It's nice to see Elias with long hair again!)
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