Exotica
(1994)
Regisseur:
Atom EgoyanSchauspieler:
Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Elias Koteas, Don McKellar, Sarah Polley, Arsinée Khanjian, Victor Garber, David Hemblen, Calvin Green, Peter Krantz, Jack Blum, Billy Merasty, Ken McDougall, Damon D'OliveiraAllabendlich findet der Steuerprüfer Francis Zuflucht im `Exotica`. In der schwülen Atmosphäre des Striptease-Lokals betrachtet er immer wieder dieselbe Tänzerin. Nacht für Nacht tritt Christina unter den Kommentaren von DJ Eric auf. Zoe, die Besitzerin des Etablissements, beobachtet das absurde Treiben durch verspiegelte Scheiben. Gemeinsam sind sie in einem schillernden Netz gegenseitiger Abhängigkeiten verstrickt.
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.
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.