
Speaking Parts
1990·Drama·1h 32m
7.1
★







Hotel employee Lisa develops an obsession with her co-worker Lance, a struggling actor who has appeared in several films as an extra.
Directed by Atom Egoyan
hotel
suicide
obsession
screenwriter
toronto, canada
gigolo
grief
wedding
audition
video store

Trailer

IMDB
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Cast

Michael McManus
Lance

Arsinée Khanjian
Lisa

Gabrielle Rose
Clara

Tony Nardi
Eddy

David Hemblen
The Producer

Patricia Collins
The Housekeeper

Gerard Parkes
The Father

Jacqueline Samuda
The Bride

Mychael Danna
Concert Pianist (uncredited)

C.J. Lusby
Woman at Party (uncredited)
Crew

Atom Egoyan
Director

Atom Egoyan
Writer

Mychael Danna
Original Music Composer

Bruce McDonald
Editor

Paul Sarossy
Director of Photography

Atom Egoyan
Producer

Donald Ranvaud
Executive Producer

Atom Egoyan
Co-Editor

Wim Wenders
Thanks
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
human sapien
8.0★ · 05/05/26

it's almost half a century that this movie was made and its themes of alienation, obsession, and the characters' entanglement with technology (esp video screens) still hits diff. and now, ik a google is just a few clicks away but dangg- looking at the video conference or video phoning (?) scenes just makes this movie so timeless too
it's almost half a century that this movie was made and its themes of alienation, obsession, and the characters' entanglement with technology (esp video screens) still hits diff. and now, ik a google is just a few clicks away but dangg- looking at the video conference or video phoning (?) scenes just makes this movie so timeless too
castings
10.0★ · 04/19/26

Egoyan stetic farming, Mychael Danna’s composing, chronically online pre-internet, elusive atmosphere, physical media, casting couch, fantasy projection, world’s first esex on film, obsessional unordinarily distant romance and some moggy people in here just lock me in. Egoyan should’ve made sex, lies, and videotape. S,L,V, Mulholland Drive and Videodrome mashup
‘Love is about feeling someone else feeling you, right? Do you feel him feeling you the way you feel yourself?‘
‘Love is about feeling someone else feeling you, right? Do you feel him feeling you the way you feel yourself?‘
Egoyan stetic farming, Mychael Danna’s composing, chronically online pre-internet, elusive atmosphere, physical media, casting couch, fantasy projection, world’s first esex on film, obsessional unordinarily distant romance and some moggy people in here just lock me in. Egoyan should’ve made sex, lies, and videotape. S,L,V, Mulholland Drive and Videodrome mashup
‘Love is about feeling someone else feeling you, right? Do you feel him feeling you the way you feel yourself?‘
‘Love is about feeling someone else feeling you, right? Do you feel him feeling you the way you feel yourself?‘
cowfemme

how that niche celebrity crush will have you acting sometimes
how that niche celebrity crush will have you acting sometimes
ScottPRO
9.0★ · 01/21/26

I love how much Atom Egoyan loves weirdo freaks. We’re all weirdo freaks!
I love how much Atom Egoyan loves weirdo freaks. We’re all weirdo freaks!
hazel hPRO
7.0★ · 08/26/25

watched on vhs in my living room on the first chilly day of late summer. peak viewing experience highly recommend. still not sure how i feel abt the film tho, to be quite frank i was very stoned trying not to fall asleep for the last 20ish minutes and got a bit lost. but very cool to look at especially on tape, this film is already dripping in analog sauce and seeing it w the vcr degradation blown up thru a projector really added to the dreamlike and voyeuristic aspects of it. will definitely revisit and tap into more egoyan shoutout orbit for the find once again
watched on vhs in my living room on the first chilly day of late summer. peak viewing experience highly recommend. still not sure how i feel abt the film tho, to be quite frank i was very stoned trying not to fall asleep for the last 20ish minutes and got a bit lost. but very cool to look at especially on tape, this film is already dripping in analog sauce and seeing it w the vcr degradation blown up thru a projector really added to the dreamlike and voyeuristic aspects of it. will definitely revisit and tap into more egoyan shoutout orbit for the find once again