Rent Family Viewing (1988)
3.5 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
A disaffected young man named Van travels to a nursing home to visit his elderly, neglected grandmother, Armen. There he meets Aline, a young phone-sex worker caring for her mother in the adjacent bed. After discovering that his father, Stan, has been using old family videotapes to film himself having sex, Van sets out on a mission to put family affairs in order. But he soon finds himself in way over his head... A black comedy of mixed and found identities, 'Family Viewing' uses stunning cinematic trickery and a wide range of visual media to portray the breakdown and restoration of a dislocated family unit. Darkly humorous and boldly unpredictable, this complex journey into a world of brutality and sentiment is one of Egoyan's defining early works. - Actors:
- David Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinée Khanjian, Selma Keklikian, Jeanne Sabourin, Rose Sarkisyan, Vasag Baghboudarian, David Mackay, Hrant Alianak, John Shafer, Garfield Andrews, Edwin Stephenson, Aino Pirskanen, Souren Chekijian, Johnnie Eisen, John Pellatt
- Directors:
- Atom Egoyan
- Producers:
- Atom Egoyan
- Writers:
- Atom Egoyan
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Old Age on Screen: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- Countries:
- Canada
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/06/2013
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Mixed
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
