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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Eye of the Beholder
"Obsession is in the eye of the beholder."
1999 1h 49m EN
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★4.9TMDB · 178
MysteryThriller
Synopsis
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A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.
“Obsession is in the eye of the beholder.”
Cast
Ewan McGregor
Stephen Wilson
Ashley Judd
Joanna Eris
Patrick Bergin
Alex Leonard
K.D. Lang
Hilary
Geneviève Bujold
Dr. Brault
Jason Priestley
Gary
Kaitlin Brown
Lucy Wilson
Anne-Marie Brown
Lucy Wilson
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stephan Elliott
- Writers
- Stephan Elliott
- Languages
- French, English
- Countries
- Australia, Canada, United Kingdom
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Stephan Elliott, shot by Guy Dufaux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marius de Vries. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sue Blainey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd and Patrick Bergin carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "Obsession is in the eye of the beholder.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Stephan Elliott directs. Guy Dufaux behind the camera. Marius de Vries scores. Sue Blainey cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom. Dialogue in French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom.
- 4Directed by Stephan Elliott, shot by Guy Dufaux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Marius de Vries. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Sue Blainey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd and Patrick Bergin carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Obsession is in the eye of the beholder.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0120662 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Guy Dufaux
- Original score
- Marius de Vries
- Editing
- Sue Blainey
- Production design
- Jean-Baptiste Tard
- Costume design
- Lizzy Gardiner
- Makeup / hair
- Melina Di Cristo
- Sound
- Hans Peter Strobl
- Runtime
- 109 min · 1h 49m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $17,589,705
- Return
- 117% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Stephan Elliott
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Destination Films
US
- MD
MDP Worldwide
US
- BE
Behaviour Worldwide
Key crew
- Costume DesignLizzy Gardiner
- Makeup ArtistMelina Di Cristo
- CastingNadia Rona
- Set DecorationGuy Blouin
- Set DecorationSylvie Desmarais
- HairstylistMarie-France Cardinal
- HairstylistLinda Gordon
- Foley RecordistBenoît Leduc
- Set DecorationMartine Giguère-Kazemirchuk
- Makeup ArtistFrancine Gagnon
- CastingVera Miller
- Art DirectionRéal Proulx
- Makeup ArtistClaudette B. Casavant
- Foley ArtistJérôme Décarie
- Set DecorationSuzanne Cloutier
- Dialogue EditorGuy Pelletier
- WigmakerRichard Hansen
- CastingMali Finn
- Sound Re-Recording MixerHans Peter Strobl
- Sound MixerClaude La Haye
- Stunt DoubleJean Frenette
- NovelMarc Behm
- Line ProducerManon Bougie
- EditorSue Blainey
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- beautiful woman
- serial killer
- secret service
- blindness
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2000-01-28R
Also known as
International titles
- le voyeurFR
- ObsesiónAR
- Sedução FatalBR
- Das Auge - Eye of the BeholderDE
