Word: exotica
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...What a Tangled Web We Weave: The Adjuster and Exotica...
...Egoyan began to explore the complex web of human relationships, as well as the dark secrets lurking behind those relationships, in two particularly disconcerting films: The Adjuster in 1992 and Exotica, a twisty thriller that many view as his breakthrough, in 1994. Neither film should be watched with the expectation of a story that moves fluidly from point A to point B. Egoyan's focus is on the complex connections between his characters, and thus, the normal conventions of time and structure take a backseat to this desire. "I wanted to make a film about believable people doing believable things...
...beats working for Goldman--if you don't like stiff suits and you're up for months of exotica on a shoestring budget...