Director Atom Egoyan, known for gorgeous, thought-provoking, and at times shocking films such as The Sweet Hereafter and Chloe, will premiere his latest film Seven Veils at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival. The new film stars Amanda Seyfried and revolves around a director tasked with staging an opera revival of Richard Strauss’s Salome.
Why it matters
- Seven Veils blends reality and fiction based on Egoyan’s personal experiences directing Salome for the Canadian Opera Company in 1996.
- The film explores complex relationships and the intertwining of art and life, with Seyfried already receiving praise for her performance.
- Seven Veils has garnered positive early reviews, boasting an 83% approval rate on Rotten Tomatoes, and will compete at the Berlin Film Festival against other notable films.
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