Speaking Parts

Speaking Parts

1989 · 93 min · EN · 6.0 (22 votes)
Dir. Atom Egoyan · Starring Michael McManus, Arsinée Khanjian, Gabrielle Rose, Tony Nardi, David Hemblen, Patricia Collins · Music Mychael Danna
DramaRomance

A struggling actor's job as a hotel custodian is a front for his real job: being rented out as a gigolo by his supervisor. A co-worker is obsessed with him, but he ignores and avoids her. He leaves his acting resume in the hotel room of a screenwriter, who is casting for a TV movie based on the true story of her deceased brother. She hires him to play the lead and the two begin an affair.

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A quiet, contemplative mood pervades this film. It feels like a hushed confession, exploring the loneliness of striving for connection and artistic validation amidst the mundane. A tender, understated romance unfolds with a melancholic undertone.

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