“In a world of temptation, obsession is the deadliest desire.”
Exotica (1994)
September 29, 19941h 43mEN
6.6
390 votes
Overview
In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.
Director
Atom EgoyanWriter
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Status
Released
Original Language
Hebrew
Budget
$2.0M
Revenue
$4.2M
Production Companies
Ego Film ArtsAlliance Films
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User Reviews
badelf
10.0The best psychological drama I've seen in a long time. I can't even remember anything that comes close.
Filipe Manuel Neto
3.0**Something abstract and disconnected, not worth seeing more than once in our life.** This is one of those films that puts such a huge barrier between the audience and the screen that it seems like we're not even being taken into consideration by the producers. Despite the attempts, there is not a single sympathetic or palatable character, the script does not help and the feeling that hangs in the air is of a lack of connection and solidity in the final product that can only be explained if we think about the way the director wanted to be. abstract by force. Everything takes place around…
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