Movie Description Based on the best-selling novel by Irish author William Trevor, Egoyan's follow-up to his critically acclaimed THE SWEET HEREAFTER is technically impressive in the way it serves up its somber, ghoulish tale. The film is effortlessly smooth, indelibly rendered and yet simultaneously bone-chillingly creepy and oppressive--one can practically smell the decay lurking beneath the gleaming surfaces of Hilditch's immaculate kitchen. Egoyan once again proves he is a director who is completely in control of his material and vision, even if the story hasn't sprung singularly from his mind. He also remains one of the few artists who have the ability to craft a film that is slickly accomplished, emotionally grueling to watch, and entertaining at the same time.
| Credits | | Producer: | Bruce Davey | | Cast: | Arsinee Khanjian, Peter McDonald |
| Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Editorial Reviews "...Egoyan pokes into his favorite pits of sexual darkness, spiritual hunger, and human disconnectedness..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly - p.76 - Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...A film that, satisfyingly, gives more complex signals than we might at first suspect....FELICIA'S JOURNEY seems Hitchcockian from the start..." Sight and Sound - p.34-44 - Jonathan Rommey
"...A haunting film....[A] hypnotic blend of mirth and mayhem..." Rolling Stone - p.112 - Peter Travers
"...Hard to forget....The film sustains a mood of heightened consciousness..." New York Times - p.E14 - Janet Maslin
"...Aided by a uniformly superb cast, Egoyan triumphs in a pared-down film that makes chillingly expressive use of his signature themes....Surprising deftness and originality..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Box Office - Lael Loewenstein (07/01/1999)
"...Atom Egoyan capably finesses the personal, political and even the macabre in FELICIA's JOURNEY....It lingers in the mind for days..." USA Today - Mike Clark (11/12/1999)
"...Egoyan is such a devious director, achieving his effects at a level below the surface....It's as if his films inject material into our subconscious, and hours later, like a slow reaction in a laboratory retort, they heat up and bubble over..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (11/19/1999)
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