{"id":29010,"date":"2025-03-05T01:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T06:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29010"},"modified":"2025-03-05T01:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T06:13:29","slug":"seven-veils-filmmaker-atom-egoyan-video-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29010","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Seven Veils\u2019 Filmmaker Atom Egoyan on Melding His Passion for Opera into Latest Film (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s unclear how many fans of Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan\u2019s film work are aware of his side project directing operas for a number of Canadian opera companies, going back to 1996 when he directed his first production of Richard Strauss\u2019 \u201cSalom\u00e9.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, Egoyan returned to direct that opera for the Canadian Opera Company at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in downtown Toronto. He decided to write and direct <\/span><b><i>Seven Veils<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a film based within the production of that opera during his restaging of \u201cSalom\u00e9.\u201d\u00a0 Egoyan\u2019s latest film stars Amanda Seyfried \u2013 who previously starred in Egoyan\u2019s 2009 thriller, <\/span><b><i>Chloe<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013\u00a0 as Jeanine, a theater director taking on the controversial opera that involves sexual assault and murder, following in the footsteps of her former mentor while dredging up dark memories from her own past. The film also stars Rebecca Liddiard as Clea, the company\u2019s behind-the-scenes person who is crafting the sculpted head of John the Baptist for a pivotal scene in the opera. Clea ends up having to decide whether to speak out when the actor playing that character makes an unwanted pass at her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cinema Daily US <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spoke with Egoyan about his transition from directing operas and film to making a film set in the world of opera, reuniting with Seyfried for this film, and much more. You can watch that interview in the player above, and see <\/span><b><i>Seven Veils<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when it opens in select cities on Friday, March 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SevenVeilsPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29013\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SevenVeilsPoster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SevenVeilsPoster.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SevenVeilsPoster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SevenVeilsPoster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SevenVeilsPoster-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SevenVeilsPoster-696x1031.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Writer\/Director:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Atom Egoyan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda Seyfried, Douglas Smith, Rebecca Liddiard, Mark O\u2019Brien, Vinessa Antoine, Vinessa Antoine, Lanette Ware, Vinessa Antoine, Lynne Griffin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atom Egoyan, Niv Fichman, Simone Urdl, Kevin Krikst, Fraser Ash<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Production Co: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhombus Media, Ego Film Arts<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Variance Films<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> PG-13 (Violence|Some Sexuality|Language)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Drama<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> English<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Release Date (Theaters): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 7, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1 hour, 47 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-douglasgmail-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out more of Edward Douglas\u2019 articles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can watch the <em><strong>Seven Veils<\/strong><\/em> trailer below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"w_SdlH8zmCs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SEVEN VEILS Trailer (2025, US Trailer) | In theaters nationwide March 7th!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w_SdlH8zmCs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s unclear how many fans of Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan\u2019s film work are aware of his side project directing operas for a number of Canadian opera companies, going back to 1996 when he directed his first production of Richard Strauss\u2019 \u201cSalom\u00e9.\u201d\u00a0 In 2023, Egoyan 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