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Family Viewing is a 1987 Canadian drama film. The second feature directed by Atom Egoyan, it stars David Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinée Khanjian, and Selma Keklikian.
Sep 1, 1988 · Family Viewing: Directed by Atom Egoyan. With David Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinée Khanjian. Van's father, Stan, is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen.
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- Drama
- Atom Egoyan
- 1988-09-01
Nominated for 8 Genie Awards, and now considered Egoyan’s breakthrough feature, Family Viewing is a classic that is a must-see for Canadian film fans.
A complex and allusive film, Family Viewing was bleaker and more ironic in its perspective than the wry, funny Next of Kin. The use of video images (on television, monitors, home videos) and different shooting styles provided an effective counterpoint to the dysfunctional, disintegrating family relationships.
Family Viewing. Director Atom Egoyan. Year 1987. Run Time 86min. Genre Drama. Atom Egoyan’s provocative second feature follows an estranged father and son, Stan (Stemblen) and Van (Tierney) who engage in a battle of wills that further drives them apart.
Family View is a feature for parents and families to establish their own rules for what components of Steam are accessible. You can use Family View to limit an account's access to a subset of its content and features.
An emotionally constrained view of the displacement of human feelings in our video saturated society. Van regularly visits his grandmother in a run-down nursing home. His father depends on phone sex for guidance meanwhile erasing family homevideos of happier times with homemade pornography.
