EGOYAN’S CHLOE, AN EROTIC-THRILLER SHOT IN TORONTO
By Paola Bernardini
Tandem
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March 26 2009
Canada
Filming for Atom Egoyan’s Chloe, which began in Toronto during the
second week of February, will continue in the wake of the death
of actress Natasha Richardson, the wife of the film’s star, Liam
Neeson. Richardson died last week following a ski accident on the
slopes of Mont Tremblant in Quebec.
Some have even suggested that Neeson may quit Egoyan’s project, but
the Acadeny Award-nominated actor will have to return to Toronto to
finish one to two days of shooting.(The Armenian Canadian director
and Irish actor met last summer when they both worked on Eh, Joe,
a theatrical piece inspired by Samuel Beckett’s 1965 play).
The Irish actor is co-starring with Julianne Moore in Chloe, an erotic
thriller remake of the 2003 French film Nathalie, which was directed
by Luxembourg filmmaker, Anne Fontaine. Fontaine is currently filming
Coco avant Chanel, which stars Fanny Ardant, Gerard Depardieu, and
Emmanuelle Beart.
In Chloe, Julianne Moore (Blindness, The Hours, Hannibal, Children of
Men) plays a doctor who is tormented by suspicions of unfaithfulness
by her husband, played by Neeson (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince
Caspian, Taken, Kingdom of Heaven, Gangs of New York, Star Wars,
Schindler’s List). A suspicion that intensifies after the woman
intercepts telephone messages and their sex life dwindles. To test
her husband’s faithfulness, she hires a call girl – Amanda Seyfred
(American Gun, Alpha Dog, Mamma Mia!) to seduce him, and in particular,
to find out if he enjoys erotic games, which either because of modesty
or a falling out of love, have become a distant memory for the couple.
The casual encounter between the prostitute and Neeson takes place
in a bar with the young woman provocatively asking for a cigarette
light. The spark is ignited and the two end up in a hotel room.
Everything changes from that moment on. Husband and wife don’t look at
each other the same way anymore: anger is intermingled with pleasure,
bitterness with regret, and passion with obsession. Feelings flow like
scenes of a film – it’s time to balance things out and decide whether
to bring it out into the open or go back onto the stage of life. This
is a decision that is undermined by unforeseen factors that endanger
not only the marital balance, but also the entire family since the
couple’s son played by young actor Max Thieriot (Catch that Kid,
Nancy Drew), is also affected.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
