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Atom Egoyan's Adoration wins Ecumenical Jury Prize at Festival de Cannes! Theatrical Release May 8th 2009. Read The Hollywood Reporter Film Review...
Sep 14, 2008Atom Egoyan’s 2008 film Adoration has won the Ecumenical Jury Prize shortly after the film received a grand ovation at its premiere at the 61st annual Festival de Cannes on May 22, 2008. The Ecumenical Jury Prize is a special honour bestowed upon films ’of quality which touch the spiritual dimension of our existence’. Featuring an exquisite score by Mychael Danna (violin solos performed by Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, cello solos by Winona Zelenka, and piano solos by Eve Egoyan), Adoration tells a gripping story about a teenager’s obsession with a false identity, and explores the deep psychological complications of a near fatal flight...
Adoration is expected to open in theatres May 8, 2009.
Read the full Hollywood Reporter Review
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"CANNES -- Atom Egoyan’s remarkable new film Adoration is a haunting meditation on the nature of received wisdom and how it can warp individuals, damage families and even threaten society. Shot on beautifully utilized film but employing images vividly from the Internet and mobile phones, it’s an examination of the power that false ideas may have on people’s imagination and beliefs when they are repeated over and over. Featuring an exquisitely measured score for violin, cello and piano by Mychael Danna (The Sweet Hereafter, Little Miss Sunshine), the film treats moviegoers as grownups and it will appeal greatly to audiences that relish articulate and insightful filmmaking...
Danna’s music maintains the film’s high IQ with delicacy and warmth employing wonderful soloists Yi-Jia Susanne Hou on violin, Winona Zelenka on cello, and Eve Egoyan on piano. It’s destined to make a very popular soundtrack album."
—Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter
"I was overwhelmed by the sensitivity of her playing...she is an extraordinary artist. The violin plays a huge part in the soundtrack of the film, and her detailed and highly charged performance is full of emotional nuance."
—Atom Egoyan, Director
Coming soon to ’Notes’: Yi-Jia Susanne Hou reflects on working with Atom & Mychael on the Adoration soundtrack.