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Speaking Parts

Released Sep 8, 1989 1h 32m Comedy Drama List
100% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A bit-part actor and a fledgling screenwriter become fatally entangled when he lands a role in her movie.

Critics Reviews

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Fred Camper Chicago Reader On a cinematic level, some of the most extraordinary moments in Speaking Parts occur when the film image is recorded from the same position that a video camera had occupied. Rated: 2/4 May 12, 2022 Full Review Brandon Judell indieWire Egoyan's cinema has always been one of emotional displacement. Mar 17, 2017 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) The film is never a bore. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 28, 2022 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It spoke to me as being more smart than enjoyable. Rated: B Jul 25, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 8, 2005 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 4/5 Jun 20, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This entry in the Egoyan catalog marks the beginning of the writer/director's use of an icy tone and morally questionable characters. 'Speaking Parts' radiates intimacy and intensity during the video-camera scenes. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Call it "not-bad" Egoyan. He's figured things out better in later films. Here he seems to be experimenting more than trying to create a masterpiece. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Far from condemning recording media out of hand, Egoyan scrutinizes our ambiguous relationship with them; and as the characters grope towards less alienated (self) images, the film achieves an uneasy synthesis of intellectual analysis and deeply felt emotion. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member The reason I got into film studies in the first place. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I gave it a half star because ther system does not allow me to give it a lower rating that that. I find the entire movie very pretentious. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Un des meilleurs Atom Egoyan. Ces anciens films sont trop méconnus mais il mérite définitivement un regard. Très troublant. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A bit-part actor and a fledgling screenwriter become fatally entangled when he lands a role in her movie.
Director
Atom Egoyan
Producer
Atom Egoyan
Distributor
Zeitgeist Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 1989, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 26, 2001
Runtime
1h 32m