What is Atom Egoyan?
[[File:Atomegoya.jpg|thumb|right|Atom Egoyan]] '''Atom Egoyan,''' [[Order of Canada|OC]] ({{lang-hy|Ատոմ Էգոյան [[Eastern Armenian|EA]], Ադոմ Էկոյան [[Western Armenian|WA]]}}) (born July 19, 1960<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000382/ imdb.com]</ref>) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]]-[[Armenia]]n movie maker. His work often explores themes of [[alienation]] and [[isolation]]. Egoyan's movies often follow non-linear plot-structures, in which events are placed out of sequence in order to elicit specific emotional reactions from the audience by withholding important information. ==Movies== * ''[[Where the Truth Lies]]'' - 2005 murder mystery starring [[Kevin Bacon]] and [[Colin Firth]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://movies.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/movies/14trut.html |title=Where the Truth Lies |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |work=New York Times |year=October 14, 2005 |access-date=August 16, 2012}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Egoyan, Atom}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Canadian movie directors]] [[Category:Armenian movie directors]] [[Category:Armenian diaspora]]