Citadel

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  • AtomEgoyanfreelyadmitsthatCitadelisastrangebeast.H… AtomEgoyanfreelyadmitsthatCitadelisastrangebeast.Heneverimaginedthattheseintimatemoments,capturedaworldawayfromhisworkingmilieu,wouldendupbeforeanaudience.Butheretheyare.Ithadbeen28yearssinceEgoyan'spersonalandprofessionalpartner,actressArsinéeKhanjian,hadseenhernativeLebanon.EgoyandocumentedthevisitwithaminiDVcamera.Backhome,theideagrewtocreatesomethingfromthefootage.Citadelisanimpressionistdiarybuiltaroundvacationscenes;itservesasanopencommentaryonLebanesepolitics,thedelicategroundofintimaterelationships,thecreativedriveofafilmmaker,andthewaywerelatetorealitythroughimages.Firstandforemost,though,CitadelisatouchingodetoEgoyan'smuse.Open,meditative,tenderandsurprising.