Stardom
Stardom is a 2000 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand and written by J.Jacob Potashnik and Arcand. It stars Jessica Paré and Dan Aykroyd. It tells the story of a young girl who tries to cope with her rise to stardom after being discovered by a fashion agency. The film was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
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| Directed by | Denys Arcand | 
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| Edited by | Isabelle Dedieu | 
| Music by | François Dompierre | 
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Release date  | May 17, 2000 | 
Running time  | 100 minutes | 
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| Language | English / French | 
| Budget | $6.7 million | 
| Box office | $150.000[1] | 
Arcand cited his later film Days of Darkness (2007) as similar to Stardom, though Days of Darkness was ostensibly a sequel to his other films The Decline of the American Empire (1986) and The Barbarian Invasions (2003).[3]
Cast
    
- Jessica Paré - Tina Menzhal
 - Victoria Snow - Ann Menzhal, Tina's Mother
 - Jessica Mackenzie - Tina's Sister
 - Macha Grenon - Model Agency Owner
 - Joanne Vannicola - Rosie
 - Charles Berling - Philippe Gascon
 - Sophie Lorain - Italasia Reporter
 - Dan Aykroyd - Barry Levine
 - Frank Langella - Blaine De Castillon
 - Thomas Gibson - Renny Ohayon
 - Gregory Calpakis - Steve Bourque
 - Paul Reynolds - Nigel Pope
 - Camilla Rutherford - Toni Steward
 - Robert Lepage - Bruce Taylor
 - François Berléand - Nigel Pope's associate
 - Thibault de Montalembert - French Intellectual
 - Patrick Huard - Montreal Talkshow Host
 - Maggie Steed - British Fashion Reporter
 - Patrick Poivre d'Arvor - French TV Anchorman
 
References
    
- "Stardom (2000) - JPBox-Office".
 - "Festival de Cannes: Stardom". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
 - Coulombe, Michel (8 November 2007). "Qu'est-ce qui cloche avec Denys Arcand ?". L'actualité. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
 
External links
    
- Stardom at IMDb
 - Stardom at Rotten Tomatoes
 - Denys Arcand's Stardom: media mania and the beauty of beauty
 
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