Canadian director Atom Egoyan draws on his Armenian heritage in this haunting, intricately constructed portrait of a marriage going awry. CALENDAR's image-rich composition delivers a powerful emotional impact, although this atmospheric and slow-moving (though brief) film requires viewer
patience.
Egoyan stars as an irritable, self-absorbed Canadian photographer who goes to Armenia to shoot 12 churches for a calendar. Armed with both a still camera and an 8mm video recorder, Egoyan brings along his striking, Armenian-born wife (Arsinee Khanjian) to act as a translator. They hire a
soft-spoken local guide (Ashot Adamian), who provides the detailed historical ba...
Released:
1994
Rated:
NR
Length:
75 mins