Speaking Parts

Speaking Parts

Love. Passion. Obsession.

Directed by Atom Egoyan

Produced by Ego Film Arts, Academy Pictures

199092 min6.0 / 10

A melancholic, formally experimental meditation on obsession and desire between two isolated figures in a hotel setting, where love and delusion become indistinguishable.

Hotel employee Lisa develops an obsession with her co-worker Lance, a struggling actor who has appeared in several films as an extra.

Questions people ask

  • Is Speaking Parts sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Speaking Parts end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Speaking Parts scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Speaking Parts violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Speaking Parts easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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