Seven Veils

A new Atom Egoyan film is cause for excitement among arthouse moviegoers. A stylish, self-assured filmmaker, his return to US screens is a welcome reunion for those who appreciate how he uses a non-linear plot structure to explore complex themes of fractured families, voyeurism, and obsession.

After several highly regarded early films, his charged erotic drama EXOTICA was a career breakthrough, winning the International Federation of Critics award at Cannes. His follow-up film THE SWEET HEREAFTER earned him even greater acclaim, garnering two Academy Award nominations. 

His new film SEVEN VEILS starring Amanda Seyfried, mixes the filmmakers’ love of opera and cinema. In it, art imitates life, and this visually stunning film feels like a fever dream that sweeps you away. 

Atom Egoyan remains one of the most challenging and talked-about directors on the international scene, and we got to sit down with him, to discuss his new film, SEVEN VEILS. 

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After years away, theater director Jeanine (Academy Award® nominee Amanda Seyfried) re-enters the opera world to stage her former mentor’s most famous work. Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as her personal and professional lives begin to unravel. Renowned director Atom Egoyan (Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter) reunites with Seyfried in this visually stunning, propulsive work, filmed on location during the staging of Egoyan’s acclaimed production of “Salome.