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Atom Egoyan

Armenian-Canadian filmmaker of the Toronto New Wave; made Exotica (1994) and The Sweet Hereafter (1997), which earned him Oscar nominations for directing and adapted screenplay.

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Belle de jourOther Luis Buñuel

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There are many Buñuel titles in the Criterion Collection, but I chose Belle de jour because it remains so beguiling.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Atom Egoyan, the entry for Belle de jour.

2015-01-28·criterion.com ↗

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