Adoration

Aroview: Dir. Atom Egoyan applies his impeccable arthouse credentials to matters of post-9/11 cultural trauma and emotional reconstruction, piecing together clues surrounding a teenager's confusion over his parents' mysterious untimely death.

Those familiar with Egoyan's style will recognize his austere mood, jigsaw structure, fascination with image technology, and the regular presence of his wife, Arsinee Khanjian. Typically probing, and rich in interesting ideas that will stimulate discussion, though the drama is stifled to some degree by its self-conscious schema and earnestness.