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Film

Family Viewing

Atom Egoyan, Canada, 1987

86 min.Feature

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. Although he could afford having her at home, she is spending her days watching TV in an old people's home. Van often visits her. He meets Aline, whose mother is in the next bed. Van wants to get his grandma out of the old people's home. Aline will help. Actually, Van, whose mother left, years ago, is looking for a real family life.
Basic information Credits
Original title Family Viewing
Danish title Family Viewing
Director Atom Egoyan
Screenplay Atom Egoyan
Producer Atom Egoyan
Director of Photography Robert MacDonald
Editor Atom Egoyan, Bruce MacDonald
Composer Mychael Danna
Appearance David Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose
Production country Canada
Domestic distribution Angel Films
Danish theatrical release 27.10.1989
Cinemas Grand
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Companies

Production company Ego Film Arts
Domestic distribution Angel Films

Direction

Direction Atom Egoyan
Assistant director Camelia Frieberg

Script

Script Atom Egoyan

Production

Producer Atom Egoyan

Cinematography

Cinematography Robert MacDonald
Cinematographer Peter Mettler

Editing

Editing Atom Egoyan
Editing Bruce MacDonald

Music

Music Mychael Danna

Appearance

Appearance David Hemblen
Appearance Aidan Tierney
Appearance Gabrielle Rose

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