Calendar Page #3

Synopsis: A photographer and his wife take photographs of Armenian churches for use in a calendar. Their driver, a local resident, expounds on the history of the churches while the wife translates. The photographer becomes jealous of his wife's bonding with the driver. In a series of flash-forwards, the photographer stages identical dinners with several women, who pretend to talk on the phone while he writes. His wife, now estranged from him, leaves repeated messages on his answering machine, asking why he never contacts her. Yet another thought-provoking look into strange, intertwined relationships from the always enigmatic Egoyan.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Atom Egoyan
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
1993
74 min
92 Views


you would have wondered, like,

What it must be inside,

what it would look like inside...

No, I mean, Id just

Think that they were very,

very beautiful places.

And Id think that they were,

Very, very well composed,

And beautifully lit,

And very seductive.

Is that what he wants to hear?

Mm.

Hi, it's Julia.

I'm just calling to say that

Eva cannot speak Turkish.

Will Macedonian be all right?

Please let me know.

Would you excuse me for a moment

so that I could use the phone?

Oh, sure.

Just over there.

"She's the girl

all dressed in blue,

I'll let you know

just what to do,

Shakin' those hips,

she movin' a thigh

She got the motion

and a look in her eye, yeah,

She's a rocker,

She's a roller,

How shocking, baby,

I want to rock and roll her"

Arsinee.

He's wondering why you're

taking a picture of a place.

It was on a list of the things

I had to photograph...

- It's not a church.

- What do you mean?

It's just not a church.

It's a pagan temple.

- A what?

- A pagan temple, temple.

It looks like a bank.

What do you mean,

"a pagan temple"?

Well, he says it's a temple.

Before he keeps talking,

Is it possible that

we make clear as to whether

Or not he sees himself

as the guide or just a driver?

Because I just sort of

have this impression...

What do you mean?

He keeps telling stories,

and they're great, but...

Yeah, so?

I just don't really know

whether or not,

He's expecting

at the end of this,

That he's going to get

something extra.

What are you talking about?

- I don't know if he'll expect.

More money

or something like that.

Uh... more money?

It's just that...

I want to clarify things.

I just find that,

uh, you know...

- I want to clarify the situation.

- What? Clarify what situation?

The guy is explaining that

the place has a history.

He knows that history. He's

not asking for anything more.

Ok, that's fine.

Tell him Im sorry.

I didn't mean it that way.

Just tell him Im sorry.

I mean it's... right?

It's not a question

of money or something.

It's fine. I shouldn't

have brought it up.

You don't want him to...

it's ok, it's ok.

You moved towards him like.

A beaten and punished animal

begging for forgiveness.

Forgiveness of what?

Who is he to forgive you?

"See the girl

with the diamond ring...

There wasn't a man...

...she can do it fast

She can do it slow,

And they all play along,

but you want to go,

She's a rocker...

She's a roller..."

Hi, it's Julia. It's July 13th.

I just have a couple

of questions about your account.

Please give me a call.

So, what do you do exactly?

I'm an oriental dancer.

Oh.

- That's funny?

- No, I just, uh...

The, um, the first woman

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Atom Egoyan

Atom Egoyan, CC is a Canadian director, writer, producer and former actor. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with Exotica, a film set primarily in and around the fictional Exotica strip club. more…

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