Atom Egoyan, OC (born July 19, 1960) is a critically acclaimed Canadian stage director and film director.
That is where the irony of the film comes off, in terms of the language it employs - where he tries desperately to be a 'TV Dad,' to give advice and it's so pat it becomes ridiculous. Use this quote
I have always felt that this story is universal. When I began to understand the details of the history, I felt that the most compelling aspect was not what happened, but what continues to happen and how it is denied. Use this quote
There is a certain moment in the film when the son is in the nursing home and he goes to the television and turns it off because he sees himself in the image. Use this quote
These are very subtle things, of course, and I don't expect everyone to pick them up consciously, but I think that there is something there that you must be able to feel, there is an energy at work that I must trust my audience will be able to pick up at some level. Use this quote
