
Atom Egoyan
Known for DirectingBorn 1960-07-19 (age 65)Cairo, United Arab Republic [now Egypt]
Atom Egoyan CC (/ɛˈɡɔɪən/; Armenian: Ատոմ Եղոյեան, romanized: Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a hyperlink film set in a strip club. He followed this with his most critically acclaimed film, The Sweet Hereafter (1997), an adaptation of the Russell Banks novel of the same name, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Egoyan's other significant films include The Adjuster (1991), Ararat (2002), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Adoration (2008), Chloe (2009), Devil's Knot (2013), and Remember (2015). His works often explore themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy, or other power structures. His films often follow non-linear plot structures, in which events are placed out of sequence in order to elicit specific emotional reactions from the audience by withholding key information. Many of his films also draw on his experiences as a first-generation immigrant, and as a member of the Armenian diaspora. In addition to his Oscar nods, Egoyan has won eight Genie/Canadian Screen Awards, out of 25 total nominations. He received the 2008 Dan David Prize for "Creative Rendering of the Past" and the 2015 Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He has been a member of the Order of Canada since 1999, and was ascended to Companion in 2015. Egoyan is married to actress Arsinée Khanjian, whom he has often cast in his films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Atom Egoyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more
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Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003 · Movie
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The Box of Sun
1988 · Movie
Diaspora
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Diaspora
2001 · Movie
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Curtis's Charm
1996 · Movie
Looking for Nothing
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Looking for Nothing
1988 · Movie
After Grad with Dad
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After Grad with Dad
1980 · Movie
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A Portrait of Arshile
1995 · Movie
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Viva Varda!
2023 · Movie
Lust of a Eunuch
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Lust of a Eunuch
1977 · Movie
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Remember
2015 · Movie
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Krapp's Last Tape
2000 · Movie
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Stories We Tell
2012 · Movie
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It Came from Kuchar
2009 · Movie
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Friday the 13th: The Series
1987 · Series
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This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006 · Movie
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Away from Her
2007 · Movie
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Series
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Barney's Version
2010 · Movie
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Rewind This!
2013 · Movie
The Line
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The Line
2000 · Movie
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In Passing
1991 · Movie
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The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Movie
In This Corner
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In This Corner
1986 · Movie
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The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Movie
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"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
2024 · Movie
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Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017 · Movie
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To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · Movie
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Exotica
1994 · Movie
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Sarabande
1997 · Movie
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Devil's Knot
2013 · Movie
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Felicia's Journey
1999 · Movie
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Chloe
2010 · Movie
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Calendar
1993 · Movie
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Where the Truth Lies
2005 · Movie
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Ararat
2002 · Movie
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Foolproof
2003 · Movie
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004 · Movie
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Adoration
2009 · Movie
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The Captive
2014 · Movie
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The Adjuster
1991 · Movie
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Luck
2004 · Movie
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Peep Show
1981 · Movie
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Seven Veils
2025 · Movie
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Gambling, Gods and LSD
2002 · Movie
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Invisible World
2013 · Movie
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Speaking Parts
1990 · Movie
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At Sundance
1995 · Movie
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Roadkill
1989 · Movie