Fun Trivia : Egoyan, Atom

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Egoyan, Atom

Where was Atom Egoyan born?

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Cairo, Egypt. Egoyan's family moved to British Columbia when he was still a child.



When was Atom Egoyan born?

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July 19, 1960. Egoyan's parents named him in honour of the Atom bomb.



Egoyan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for which movie?

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The Sweet Hereafter. He was also nominated for best adapted screen play but didn't win either award.



In which of his movies did he also have a role?

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Calendar. Although he has appeared in other movies 'Calender' is the only movie he directed that he has also appeared in.



Egoyan has written the screenplay for all his movies except which one?

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Gross Misconduct. 'Gross Misconduct' was a made for tv movie.



Egoyan is married to what actress (who he casts in most of his films)?

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Arsinee Khanjian.



Egoyan's parents were born of what decent?

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Armenian.



What is the name of the first feature length screenplay that Egoyan wrote?

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Next of Kin. It was directing this film that Egoyan met his future wife.



What is Elias Koteas name in 'The Adjuster'?

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Noah. Elias Koteas also appears in Egoyan's "Exotica"



What Egoyan film was (for the majority) improvised?

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Calendar. Egoyan had little time and budget for this one so most of it was done in one take and without a script.



What is one of Egoyan's favorite themes, that runs through the majority of his movies?

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how technology creates distance. Egoyan once said 'it is fascinating, to me, how the technology designed to bring people together, in fact is the key to their alienation' in a Macleans article.



What is Bruce Greenwood's (Francis) job in 'Exotica'?

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tax auditor. Egoyan came up with the script for 'Exotica' after he, himself, was audited. He was intrigued by the stories these people could tell with so much access to peoples' personal information.



What song by a well known Canadian band (but sang by Sarah Polley) plays over the bus ride sequence in 'The Sweet Hereafter'?

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Courage. Written by The Tragically Hip and sung by them later in the film.



What Samuel Beckett play did Egoyan adapt into a film starring John Hurt as the lead?

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Krapp's Last Tape. One of Egoyan's favorite plays, which influnced much of his work.



What does the photographer in 'Calendar' come to photograph in Armenia?

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churches. Nothing to do with the question but this film contains my all time favorite Egoyan line: 'All that's meant to protect is bound to isolate, and all that's meant to isolate, is bound to hurt'.



What Egoyan film ends with a shot of light flooding through an upstairs window?

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The Sweet Hereafter. Rhymes the shot at the carwash in the beginning of the film.