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Standard Screen; Additional Footage; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Director's Comments; Behind The Scenes A lonely hotel maid in love with a movie extra obsessively watches his films on video. Meanwhile, the same actor, desperate for a speaking part, romances a screenwriter who is scripting a TV movie about the life of her dead brother. The attempt of these three characters to fulfill their desires through various forms of video technology is the subject of this super-cool essay on alienation in the video age by Canadian independent director Atom Egoyan. An Ego Film Arts production.
Official Selection Director's Fortnight Cannes 1989. Shown at the 1989 New York Film Festival.
Additional cast members: Gerard Parkes (The Father); Jackie Samuda (The Bride); Peter Krantz (The Groom) Speaking Parts Reviews: "...Chilly, high-tech cachet....Its elegant emptiness is enjoyable..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times "...SPEAKING PARTS is subtle, thoughtful stuff for serious filmgoers. It's full of ideas..."
-- Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times Speaking Parts | List Price | $19.99 (You save $5.10) | | Studio | Zeitgeist Films Ltd. | | Orig Year | 1989 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  33966  | | CD Universe Part number | 1888846 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 01, 2009 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 92 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color; Mono Sound; Digitally Mastered |
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Speaking Parts DVD Region 1
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Audio Commentary: Atom Egoyan - Director
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