Stardom
Stardom is a 2000 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand and written by J.Jacob Potashnik and Arcand. It stars Jessica Paré and Dan Aykroyd. It tells the story of a young girl who tries to cope with her rise to stardom after being discovered by a fashion agency. The film was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Stardom | |
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Directed by | Denys Arcand |
Written by | J.Jacob Potashnik Denys Arcand |
Starring | Jessica Paré Dan Aykroyd |
Music by | François Dompierre |
Edited by | Isabelle Dedieu |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada) Pathé Distribution (France) |
Release date | May 17, 2000 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Canada France |
Language | English / French |
Budget | $6.7 million |
Box office | $150.000[1] |
Arcand cited his later film Days of Darkness (2007) as similar to Stardom, though Days of Darkness was ostensibly a sequel to his other films The Decline of the American Empire (1986) and The Barbarian Invasions (2003).[3]
Cast
- Jessica Paré - Tina Menzhal
- Victoria Snow - Ann Menzhal, Tina's Mother
- Jessica Mackenzie - Tina's Sister
- Macha Grenon - Model Agency Owner
- Joanne Vannicola - Rosie
- Charles Berling - Philippe Gascon
- Sophie Lorain - Italasia Reporter
- Dan Aykroyd - Barry Levine
- Frank Langella - Blaine De Castillon
- Thomas Gibson - Renny Ohayon
- Gregory Calpakis - Steve Bourque
- Paul Reynolds - Nigel Pope
- Camilla Rutherford - Toni Steward
- Robert Lepage - Bruce Taylor
- François Berléand - Nigel Pope's associate
- Thibault de Montalembert - French Intellectual
- Patrick Huard - Montreal Talkshow Host
- Maggie Steed - British Fashion Reporter
- Patrick Poivre d'Arvor - French TV Anchorman
References
- http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=2640
- "Festival de Cannes: Stardom". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- Coulombe, Michel (8 November 2007). "Qu'est-ce qui cloche avec Denys Arcand ?". L'actualité. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
External links
- Stardom at IMDb
- Stardom at Rotten Tomatoes
- Denys Arcand's Stardom: media mania and the beauty of beauty
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