Exotica (1994)
Directed by Atom Egoyan · Cinematography by Paul Sarossy
R103 min61 frames
Drama
In a world of temptation, obsession is the deadliest desire.
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What is Exotica about?
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.
Exotica is a 1994 Canadian film written and directed by Atom Egoyan, and starring Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Don McKellar, Arsinée Khanjian, and Elias Koteas. Set primarily in the fictional Exotica strip club in Toronto, the film concerns a father grieving over the loss of a child and his obsession with a young stripper. It was inspired by Egoyan's curiosity about the role strip clubs play in sex-obsessed societies. Exotica was filmed in Toronto in 1993.
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What does the cinematography of Exotica look like?
Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Exotica leans on medium shots (67% of the sample) and wide compositions (18%). Cinematographer Paul Sarossy keeps 74% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 79% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.
What is the color palette of Exotica?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Exotica (1994) are #0b0e11, #2e2f2c, #0a112b, #182b4b, #334c33, #283553 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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