Speaking Parts

“Love. Passion. Obsession.”

Lisa (Arsinée Khanjian) works at a hotel, and what she wants is Lance (Michael McManus), the handsome co-worker who has turned up in a few films as an extra. She cannot get close to him in person, so she studies him where he is easiest to watch, on screen. Atom Egoyan frames Lisa alone with the playback, her face lit by the light of Lance.