Ararat (US Version) DVD Region 1

ARARAT, Atom Egoyan's mysterious drama about the horrors of the largely unknown Armenian genocide in Turkey, unrolls through a film within the film (also titled ARARAT). Jumping back and forth in time, Egoyan weaves together the lives of several people. Ari (Arsinee Khanjian), an art historian, is an advisor on the film. Her son Raffi (David Alplay) is part of the film crew. When Raffi travels to Armenia to gather some additional footage, he is detained by a customs agent (Christopher Plummer) and remains in custody for most of the film. Meanwhile, Raffi's stepsister and girlfriend Celia (Marie-Josee Croze) is haunted by her father's suicide. These and other stories within ARARAT are ostensibly linked through the film within a film. Yet, it is each character's quest for truth which binds them thematically and drives the plot. The film is populated with thematic twins, as each character's individual struggle is mirrored in the plight of the other characters. Egoyan works from his own script relying heavily on references to Arshile Gorky's painting "The Artist and his Mother" and Clarence Ussher's historical document, AN AMERICAN PHYSICIAN IN TURKEY.

"...[A] profound reflection on historical memory....ARARAT is a multilayered work that burrows ever more deeply into its subject as it goes along..." - Stephen, Holden (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 11/15/2002

"...[A] dense, passionate drama....As ever, Egoyan assembles a devoted repertory cast..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 11/22/2002

"...Egoyan covers all this territory and more with aplomb and clarity....[ARARAT] richly rewards those prepared to go the distance..." - Kevin, Thomas (Film critic), Los Angeles Times, 11/15/2002

"...Egoyan creates a dense system of poetic correspondence by editing across time frames, and the impression one has of archetypes echoing through the ages is irresistibly poignant..." - Peter, Matthews (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 05/01/2003

"...A complex web of fact and friction that uses a film-within-a-film device to explore issues of truth, guilt and national identity..." - Neil, Smith (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 05/01/2003

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Artist Name(s):	Christopher Plummer (Actor) | Michael Horse (Actor) | David Alpay (Actor) | Brent Carver (Actor) | Arsinee Khanjian (Actor) | Guillaume Canet (Actor) | Atom Egoyan (Actor) | Charles Aznavour (Actor) | Robert Lantos | Frank Pugliese (Actor) 基杜化龐瑪 (Actor) | Michael Horse (Actor) | David Alpay (Actor) | Brent Carver (Actor) | Arsinee Khanjian (Actor) | Guillaume Canet (Actor) | Atom Egoyan (Actor) | Charles Aznavour (Actor) | Robert Lantos | Frank Pugliese (Actor) 基杜化庞玛 (Actor) | Michael Horse (Actor) | David Alpay (Actor) | Brent Carver (Actor) | Arsinee Khanjian (Actor) | Guillaume Canet (Actor) | Atom Egoyan (Actor) | Charles Aznavour (Actor) | Robert Lantos | Frank Pugliese (Actor) クリストファー・プラマー (Actor) | Michael Horse (Actor) | David Alpay (Actor) | Brent Carver (Actor) | Arsinee Khanjian (Actor) | Guillaume Canet (Actor) | Ａｔｏｍ Ｅｇｏｙａｎ (Actor) | Charles Aznavour (Actor) | Robert Lantos | Frank Pugliese (Actor) Christopher Plummer (Actor) | Michael Horse (Actor) | David Alpay (Actor) | Brent Carver (Actor) | Arsinee Khanjian (Actor) | Guillaume Canet (Actor) | Atom Egoyan (Actor) | Charles Aznavour (Actor) | Robert Lantos | Frank Pugliese (Actor)
Director:	Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan Ａｔｏｍ Ｅｇｏｙａｎ Atom Egoyan
Producer:	Atom Egoyan | Robert Lantos Atom Egoyan | Robert Lantos Atom Egoyan | Robert Lantos Ａｔｏｍ Ｅｇｏｙａｎ | Robert Lantos Atom Egoyan | Robert Lantos
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Release Date:	2003-07-22
UPC Code:	786936221008
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	104 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004496990

Director: Atom Egoyan

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Letterbox - 1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access